SALARY: $75,940.80 - $89,356.80

LOCATION: 33 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43215

BENEFITS:

Medical, Vision, Dental, Supplemental and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Discounts
COTA Bus Pass
Wellness Initiatives
On-Site Chair Massage
On-Site Health Coach
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment Program
Public Pension through OPERS & Ohio Deferred Compensation

POSITION SUMMARY:

COTA's Lead Data Analyst will support the design and development of data integrations and reporting to enhance the accuracy and quality of decision making. Key functions include conducting in-depth data analysis, collaborating with database developers to enhance data collection and storage procedures, and developing and maintaining data integrations and ETL flows.

Performs other duties in alignment with the COTA Strategic Plan and in support of the organization's vision to Move Every Life Forward.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Lead analyses from requirements gathering/problem statement through deployment or presentation, fully understanding business processes and objectives, underlying data and relevant factors
Independently manage analytics projects and provides regular and clear updates
Synthesize complex analyses into clear narratives to facilitate understanding and decision making
Support the design and implementation of integration flows and enhancements, including APIs and/or file-based integrations
Work cross-functionally to identify opportunities and build solutions to optimize data processing, improve data quality, identify issues and reduce failures
Gather data from primary or secondary data sources to identify and interpret trends
Create robust (advanced and/or statistical) analysis and communicate findings to management to inform business decisions and prioritize information system needs
Support Quality Assurance/Quality Control to ensure a quality level that meets COTA's requirements, monitoring data systems to ensure data quality
Collaborate with other business analysts and project team members across the department and on other projects to share knowledge and experience that can be leveraged for cross-project purposes or for improvement in the data quality process in general

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics or related field
- Four (4) years of experience in data analysis
- An advanced degree in data science, statistics, mathematics or a related field is strongly preferred
- Analytics and Six-Sigma certifications preferred
- Extensive knowledge of data analysis techniques and experience in a similar role
- Background of data analysis expertise resulting in reliable information for company executives
- Demonstrated expertise in advanced statistics, operations research, mathematical modeling and statistical forecasting
- Demonstrated application of advanced Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies
- Experience with ETL tools, Snowflake and AWS
- Expertise in Python, R or similar
- Expert in Excel, SQL, PowerBI and/or related tools
- Experience with standard software development project management processes (SDLC, waterfall, RUP, agile, etc.) and/or business intelligence development
- Highly skilled in verbal and written communication to an executive audience using PowerPoint and other presentation mediums

COTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on job needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Job Posted by ApplicantPro