Job Description

Remote, with occasional onsite in-person (5 North 5th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1905).

Equipment pickup on first day will be onsite, with other occasional days as directed by their supervisor. Work schedule will be specified during the interview.

***This requisition will feature first round interviews via Teams.***
***Submit only candidates local to the Harrisburg, PA Area. Please specify the physical residence in the candidate's Summary of Qualifications under the details tab.***
***This requisition's current PO is funded through 6/30/27, so use that date in the RTR. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. Historically additional funding should then last another fiscal year.***
***Start date for this position is as soon as possible pending a compliant PATCH.***

Within PSERS we are hiring a Data Analyst to partner with internal business partners to develop, deliver and maintain analytic applications and solutions. Typical analytics responsibilities include use case development and opportunity sizing, experimentation and feature analysis, visualization, and data transformations.

In this role you will:
Engage with internal partners to understand business strategy, questions, and goals. Adhere to engagement process structure for business requests, translating requirements into an analytical project approach, and leading projects through completion.
Acquire and compile structured and unstructured data and verify its quality, accuracy, and reasonableness.

Serve as primary risk and performance liaison for assigned business areas.
Perform analyses of historical data to surface trends and risk insights using advanced analytical methods. Validate analytical techniques employed by other analysts.
Prepare and deliver visualizations and internal presentations that translate analytic insights into tangible, actionable solutions for business partners to implement.
Develop, own, and manage recurring analytic or reporting processes.
Proactively expand knowledge of business and analytics and shares with team members.
Share and document best practices.
Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What it takes:
Minimum of five years related work experience.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

The ideal candidate will have:
Stakeholder management, general awareness of risk and performance best practices, value-driven prioritization, Tableau (required), Power BI, SQL, Python.

Core Responsibilities

1. Engages with internal partners to understand business strategy, questions and goals Adhere to engagement process structure for business requests, translating requirements into an analytical project approach, and leading projects through completion. Serves as the analytics expert on cross-functional teams for large strategic initiatives.

2. Acquires and compiles structured and unstructured data and verifies its quality, accuracy and reasonableness.

3. Performs analyses of historical data to surface trends and insights using advanced analytical methods. Validates analytical techniques employed by other analysts.

4. Prepares and delivers expert level visualizations and internal presentations that translate analytic insights into tangible, actionable solutions for business partners to implement.

5. Develops, owns and manages recurring analytic or reporting processes.

7. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum of five years related work experience.

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience
Minimum of five years related Data Analyst work experience.	Required	5	Years
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.	Required	0
Ideal candidate has: Stakeholder management, general awareness of risk & performance best practices, value-driven prioritization, Tableau (required)	Required	0
Ideal candidate also has: Power BI, SQL, Python	Required	0

Questions

No. Question
Question1	The vendor rate is $54.33. Do you accept this rate?
Question2	This requisition will feature first round interviews via Teams. In order to deter a fake candidate scam the candidate must present a valid photo ID to the camera at the beginning of the interview. They also must pan the camera 360 degrees in the fixed room for the panel to see to make sure they are the only person in the room during the interview. Do you accept these conditions?
Question3	This position is 37.5 hours per week. Is this understood?
Question4	If you elect to, please provide your candidate's e-mail address and phone number under Summary of Qualifications (seen in the Details tab). This should never be in the resume. Did you do that?
Question5	Is your candidate local to the Harrisburg, PA Area? Where do they currently reside?
Question6	Resume wise, please do not include filler material (e.g. describing a company's core capabilities/description). Please only include relevant info (e.g. what was done at the job/project). Is this reflected in the resume?
Question7	Inaccurate responses to the skills above will result in your company being omitted from future PSERS requisitions. The skills (and applicable experience) must also be explicitly referenced in the candidate resume. Have you confirmed that the responses to the skills above are accurate and reflect the actual experience the candidate possesses?
Question8	Do you understand, and will abide by, the provision in your subcontract with OST that it is PROHIBITED for government equipment to be taken or used outside of the United States by your contractors? The consequences of this occurring can and will result in repercussions to you, the prime vendor, regardless if the candidate works for a sub-vendor of yours. It will also result in immediate termination of the contractor, and make them ineligible for rehire in the program.

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start, Remote work

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