Emory University Libraries seeks a Data Analyst to support data-informed decision-making by collecting, interpreting, and visualizing data to uncover insights, demonstrate impact, and identify areas for improvement, while ensuring compliance with data policies and promoting best practices.
Requirements
- Experience in data collection, cleaning, analysis, interpretation, visualization and reporting of complex and real-world datasets
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI)
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and modeling (e.g., SPSS)
- Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL)
Responsibilities
- Creates and maintains a data dictionary and meta data.
- Supports efforts to ensure that data standards are developed and maintained.
- Ensures that the uses of data through reports and queries are accurate.
- Supports business and system re-engineering and architecture development to define future data needs.
- Serves as an organizational consultant on matters relating to databases by providing expertise to assist users in meeting their needs.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Other
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy and commitment to ethical data practices
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully as part of a team and effectively present data insights to diverse audiences
- Working knowledge and experience in libraries or non-profit organizations
- Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.
