Data Specialist

Job Title: Data Specialist

Department: Technology
Reports To: Director of Technology
Status: Full-Time | Exempt

Position Summary

The Data Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of organizational data.

This position is responsible for collecting, standardizing, managing, analyzing, reporting, and visualizing data to support decision-making, operational efficiency, and performance-based initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, technically proficient, and passionate about transforming raw data into actionable insights that will support Penn-Mar’s mission of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to live courageously in pursuit of their best life.

Key Responsibilities


* Data Analysis and Reporting
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, understand, and document business requirements.
+ Connect to data sources, import data, and transform data for Business Intelligence.
+ Collect and preprocess data from different sources.
+ Develop visual reports, dashboards, and KPI scorecards using Power BI.
+ Create analytic solutions through Power BI platform.
+ Serve as the primary contact with data consultants and platforms.
+ Follow established security policies and procedures to ensure appropriate access following the principle of least privilege.


* Data Maintenance
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain data accuracy and integrity within application and BI systems.
+ Support data cleansing and data validation processes to ensure high-quality analysis.
+ Perform regularly scheduled data update, maintenance, and verification tasks.


* Data Standardization
+ Enforce company-wide data standardization based on the Data Dictionary and Data Entry Guidelines.
+ Coordinate data clean-up efforts within the organization.
+ Educate the organization on the importance of standardized data.


* Data Governance
+ Serve as contributing member of the Data Strategy and Data Governance Workgroups.
+ Lead and manage the cross-functional Data Management Workgroup and Data Team.
+ Develop, update, publish, and educate the organization on data-related policies, procedures, and guidelines.
+ Complete assigned HIPAA and security related tasks in a timely manner per Tech policies and procedures.


* Data Literacy and Culture
+ Promote and educate the company to become a data-driven organization.
+ Assist in development and implementation of data-driven strategies.
+ Provide Power BI training to end-users.

Required Qualifications


* Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, information systems, or a related field, plus 2+ years of experience in data management, analysis, or business intelligence roles.
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