Data Analyst I

## Job Description The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University is seeking a Part-Time Data Management and Reporting Analyst to support operational reporting, data quality, and program assessment. In this role, you'll turn data from multiple systems into useful information that helps leaders evaluate performance, make informed decisions, and identify opportunities for improvement. This is a part-time position at 50% FTE, averaging approximately 20 hours per week, with flexibility in scheduling work hours. ## What You'll Do - Analyze operational data to identify trends in sample volumes, testing activities, customer service, turnaround times, revenue, workload distribution, and program performance. - Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, visualizations, and performance metrics to support decision-making and operational improvements. - Collect, organize, clean, validate, and maintain data from multiple systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness. - Investigate data discrepancies, resolve reporting issues, and collaborate with information technology staff on system updates and improvements. - Maintain documentation of data definitions, reporting methods, business rules, and data quality standards. - Support accreditation reviews, annual reporting, program assessment, and evaluation of organizational goals and performance measures. - Participate in user testing and validation of system updates and reporting modifications. - Help staff access, interpret, and use reports and data resources; develop training materials and user documentation as needed. - Follow established data governance practices and FAIR data principles to ensure data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. - Provide basic support for reporting systems and business applications and assist student employees or project participants as assigned. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience analyzing data to identify trends, patterns, or operational performance measures. - Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools. - Experience collecting, cleaning, validating, and maintaining datasets from multiple sources. - Experience using databases, reporting systems, or business applications to retrieve, organize, or manage data. - Experience documenting data definitions, reporting procedures, or data quality standards. - Experience communicating analytical findings or providing training and technical assistance to help others use data and reporting tools. - MS SQL and MS Visual Studio experience.