Senior Department Data Analyst, Graduate School Dean's Office

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
Works with relatively low supervision to provide data acquisition, management and report design/generation to users of data.

We are seeking a talented Senior Department Data Analyst to join the Data Services team within the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. This position will assist in the collection, analysis and management of all data related to programs within the scope of the Graduate School. Data collection tools, data curation, creation of Power BI dashboards, Orbit reports and other data visualizations, and preparation of reports to support decision-making is a key priority for this role. An additional primary responsibility will be maintaining, and improving as needed, the Graduate School website.

Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, resourceful, detail-oriented, skilled at data management, demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and a proactive approach toward problem solving. A master's degree in a field related to data analysis or business intelligence is preferred. To be successful in this role, this individual must operate with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, with a customer service focus, and ensure compliance with all Graduate School policies and procedures.

Job duties will include:

• Gathers, synthesizes, analyzes, and disseminates Graduate School data and reports for internal and external customers, to include building interactive dashboards, data visualizations, and complex survey instruments.
• Collects and prepares external peer data for benchmarking and comparative studies.
• Validates data and methodology across systems to ensure data integrity. Identify risks and ways to mitigate them.
• Audits and updates Graduate School website to ensure compliance with brand standards, policies, and regulations.
• Contributes to strategic initiatives, implementation, evaluation, and process improvement.
• Participates in multiple aspects of Graduate Student recruitment, admissions and orientation, including regular communication with applicants.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in Science, Information Management, Healthcare Information, Statistics, Business or closely related field.

• Experience
  5 years of Data management/analyst experience
  A combination of equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree

• Experience
  Work in a clinical or healthcare related field
  Familiarity with scientific terms (in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, etc.)

JOB DUTIES

• Primary data steward responsible for all department databases, source systems and data structures.
• Responsible for the abstraction of data, analysis of data, and subsequent interpretation of data/ recommendations for consideration by departmental leadership, technical counterparts, and all relevant institutional business users.
• Ensure accuracy of data and reporting across department functions, mitigating against any audit/data risk by setting processes to validate data an on ongoing basis.
• Manages departmental projects and serves as primary departmental contact for all reporting/data mining tasks. Defines and maintains project plan and schedules. Monitors compliance with definitions of project scope, timelines, and deliverables. Provides regular project status reports to departmental leadership.
• Assists Department Data Analysts of lower status with data needs and project coordination.
• Serves as technical lead and subject matter expert (SME) for all source data systems relevant to department operations. Shares information with department management team on a recurring or as needed basis.
• Serves as lead technical contact for relevant data points and sources systems for institutional projects/platforms (i.e. EDW, Organizational Dashboards, etc.)
• Coordinates the data preparation and submission of documents to federal agencies, state agencies, private research funding agencies and other organizations as required by law and contractual vehicle.
• Responsible for data mapping/data architecture across department data fields and relevant source systems, utilizing process maps and Business Intelligence architecture tools.
• Leads development of education/training tools that educate team members and institutional partners on generation and/or interpretation of data, statistical analysis and application to decision making to improve organization efficiency and outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.