Employer: American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is seeking a Data Analyst to support the new Decision Support Team.
The position is Work from Home from anywhere in the country. But must work east coast hours.
For those candidates located in Colorado and Connecticut, the salary range for this position is: $85,800-$114,400
Note that the American Red Cross sets salary ranges aligned to a specific geographic location in which the job or employee resides. The stated salary range in this posting is an average and may not be reflective of your individual circumstances. We will review specific salary information at the time of phone screening based upon your location.
Job Summary:
The Data Analyst for the Decision Support team will provide business and technical expertise for analytical processes, tools, and products for Humanitarian Services. This position will support data strategy initiatives regarding organizing and managing data flows for effective reporting and development of analytical tools and systems. The new hire will need to have experience and engage in the following areas:
Problem solving: As our data analyst, you’ll need to have analytical and critical thinking skills to be able to creatively answer the question being asked and the business problem that needs to be solved. You also should be able to find patterns or trends that might reveal a story. Having critical thinking skills will allow you to focus on the right types of data, recognize the most revealing methods of analysis, and catch gaps in our strategy, products, and solutions.
Communication: Being able to get your ideas across to other people will be crucial to your work as a data analyst. Data tells a story. Strong written and speaking skills to communicate with colleagues and other stakeholders are essential. You’ll visualize data in accessible ways that generate understanding, insight, and action.
Data Literacy: Being able to create guidance to familiarize staff with data standards is a part of the team’s mission. This includes providing support, development and/or solutions to all volunteers. Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Develop analytical frameworks to support decision making. Provide strategic analysis and data insights. Use data to tell the story and give recommendations.
- Support strategy initiatives, including documenting data structure and flows, creating standards, procedures, and development of business unit’s data strategy.
- Prepare and review requirements and system specifications. Collaborate with Decision Support colleagues and multiple stakeholders in determining the best solution.
- Translate the stakeholder requirements into products that address the business’s problem or enhances the decision-making process and practice.
- Provide training and guidance to staff around data literacy, standards and best practices around data management and governance. Communicate and contribute this technical expertise to various teams and project initiatives.
- Design and prepare customized reports. Document report specifications and ensure standard reporting procedures are aligned with business reporting requirements.
- Perform in-depth and detailed investigations into data issues to discover the source of problematic data. Determine and design solutions to improve/correct the data, reduce or eliminate the source of error.
- Analyze and verify data accuracy. Ensure data integrity by implementing quality assurance practices, recognizing missing data, and resolving any anomalies.
- Contribute to data science projects including predictive analytics.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related field required.
Experience: Minimum 4 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Skills & Abilities:
- 2+ years of experience using Tableau, PowerBI or similar analytical visualization and reporting tools to create interactive dashboards.
- Experience with SQL for extraction, and with Python, R, and other data analysis packages.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to apply technical expertise to resolve problems.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks efficiently. Ability to work on a team. Ability to be 24-hour on-call during period of major disaster.