Senior Data Analyst
$43K-$80K (Glassdoor est.)
About the Role:


The Senior Specialist, Data Analysis (a.k.a. Data Analyst) plays a critical role in the Chief Data Office (CDO). This role works with Clearinghouse data providers, like institutions and industry credential providers, to analyze, understand, and identify trends related to data submissions and longitudinal data integrity. Working closely with the Chief Data Officer, Research Center, Education Solutions, Customer Care, Data Excellence& Operations, and SaaS teams, this role analyzes, understands, and provides business requirements related to data integrity, data quality issues, and data visualizations. The primary focus of this role is to support the CDO and the Clearinghouse in data analysis and analytics activities needed across the enterprise. This role also serves as a mentor to junior team members in the CDO.

The ideal candidate is driven, detailed oriented, passionate about data and technology, and has excellent communication skills.

How You Contribute:
Perform data analysis on file submissions coming from institutions and other Clearinghouse data providers to ensure data quality and data integrity.
Understand how different data sources are combined to calculate aggregate data fields.
Analyze how data intake specifications impact data quality and data reporting.
Work with business areas of the Clearinghouse to identify and define business requirements for updating data intake specifications, data quality frameworks, or reporting to improve data integrity.
Interact with and be a data analyst user of a Master Data Management tool for the resolution of data exceptions, data quality issues, or longitudinal data integrity issues.
Define, track, and report on metrics related to data quality across the enterprise.
Participate and provide input to the Data Governance Council on data quality and data integrity issues. Provide recommendations on business process improvements or software application enhancements to increase overall data quality.
Provide feedback and guidance to external customers of the Clearinghouse on data intake specification and data quality issues that may impact their reporting and data visualizations.
Mine data from primary and secondary sources, then reorganizing data in a format that can be easily read by either human or machine.
Using statistical tools to interpret data sets, paying particular attention to trends and patterns that could be valuable for diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts.
Understand the business and be able to interact with senior and executive leaders by providing data analysis and data visualization reports or dashboards that can support data-driven business decisions.
Support reporting and analytics functions for both internal and external stakeholders, including guiding others in the enterprise to achieve reporting and analytics self-sufficiency.
Utilize Excel, SQL, and BI tools and dashboards to perform data analysis work.
Provide user acceptance testing support for data initiatives.
Perform multiple tasks simultaneously and successful perform under changing requirements and deadlines.
Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork.
Demonstrate NSC’s competencies, which align with our corporate value
Core Competencies include: Customer Focus, Optimizes Work Processes, Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, and Be Open and Authentic
Manager will provide more detail to candidates as needed.
Position may be required to perform other duties as required. These essential functions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

What You Bring to the Table:
A passion for a career in data and technology.
A Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Math, Finance, Statistics, Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics or an equivalent field. A combination of education and experience including through military service, will also be considered.
5-8 years of experience in technical settings requiring knowledge of data structures and database querying techniques.
5+ years working in a data analyst or analytics role.
Experience with Alation, or other data catalogue tools, and with data visualization tools (Tableau, OBI EE, Cognos, MicroStrategy, or Microsoft Power BI).
Demonstrated ability to:
Work in a fast-paced environment, on a team, and achieve results in a team environment.
Adapt to changing priorities and procedures and remain poised under pressure.
Identify problems and provide resolutions, and detailed oriented.
Highly customer centric, service oriented with the ability to understand, execute, and meet customer's expectations.
Excellent communication, and presentation skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences.
Proficiency in with Microsoft Office Suite.
Fluency in SQL.
Live within a commutable distance of Herndon, VA.
Additional Desired Requirements:
Programming knowledge in Python or R.
Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) tools.
Physical Demands:

Use of a computer for 8 or more hours a day.
Use of a copy machine and telephone.
Frequently required to sit for 7 or more hours per day in close proximity to others in an open office environment.
Occasionally required to use hands and fingers to operate, handle, and reach.
Vision abilities include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Must be flexible to work after business hours and on weekends, when necessary.
Travel via car, train, and/or airplane, when needed.
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