Data Analyst Associate

Job Summary This position provides critical support for the quality, validity, and integrity of confidential data used in decision making and organizational efficiency improvement initiatives. The incumbent analyzes quantitative and qualitative data from internal and/or external sources to support business decisions, supports compensation cycles (e.g., merit, bonus) by preparing data files, validating inputs, and assisting with system configuration, performs and audits compensation‑related transactions in Workday, and tests, researches, and reports anomalous data findings to validate extracted data. This position is flexible, requiring three days in office (Wednesday) each week. Responsibilities Analyzes data to develop reports, dashboards, metrics, or insights and identify trends or anomalies. Assists or serves on special projects as requested. Assists users or decision makers to identify data sources, required data elements, and/or data validation standards. Integrates data from multiple sources or functional areas, ensures data accuracy and integrity, and updates data as needed. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Math, Business, Data Science/Informatics, Actuarial Science, Healthcare Management, or other related field. In lieu of a degree, five (5) years of health‑related, non‑clerical experience with an insurance, managed care, or healthcare technology organization will be considered. Experience: Previous experience in business analysis, data analysis, or systems analysis preferred; prior experience with data management and analysis tools such as MS Access, SAS, R, S+, SQL, or Cognos preferred. Excel Expert certification preferred; Power BI certification desirable. Previous Workday experience desirable. Essential Skills & Abilities Critical Thinking Flexibility Case‑Based Reasoning Deductive Reasoning Analyze Information Written Expression Information Collection External Communication Written Comprehension Applied Research Process Information Sound Judgment Interpersonal Communication Report Creation Report Processing Report Presentations Organizing Prioritization Planning Activities Problem Sensitivity MySQL Objectives Oriented Strategic Approach Mathematical Reasoning IBM Cognos Impromptu Decision Making Problem Solving Skills Analytical Decision Making Analytical Problem Solving Collaborative Communications Critical Reasoning Cross‑Functional Communications Cross‑Functional Planning Data Analysis Database Queries Data Management IBM Cognos Impromptu Information Interpretation Management Techniques MySQL Database Administration Object Classification Researching Security Awareness Strategic Planning Written Communication #J-18808-Ljbffr