Business Data Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY :

The Business Data Analyst is responsible for collecting, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and maintaining data essential to supporting various departments in enhancing transit performance. This role involves analyzing historical service performance data and evaluating the potential impacts of proposed service changes. The position requires proficiency in handling large datasets, applying advanced technical skills, conducting in-depth analysis and research, and generating comprehensive reports to support informed decision-making.

Please note that RTSdoes not provide sponsorship for employment visas at this time; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Also, RTS does not cover any moving or relocating expenses.

REPORTS TO : Director of Business and Data Insights

SUPERVISES : N / A

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Utilize business intelligence and data analytics best practices to provide timely, relevant, and actionable insights that support monitoring transit performance and guide decision-making across Operations departments.
• Gather, summarize, and prepare data for geospatial and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in Data modeling.
• End user education and training of data tools and modeling.
• Develop and enhance reporting, analysis, and visualization of performance data, metrics, and measures to enable staff to effectively align with and monitor progress toward overall business strategies, goals, and objectives.
• Develop fact sheets, graphs, and written reports on research results
• Perform advanced data analysis and manipulation of extensive amounts of data using statistical software.
• Query data from a variety of systems to produce data sets for analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and the communication of results to groups of people.
• Use and apply different statistical tools including, but not limited to, trend analysis, root cause analysis, regression analysis, experimental design, statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, control charting, etc.
• Develop and document the data flow, quality control and validation methods used for data inputs

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit while using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to walk, talk, hear, see, and use a computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may occasionally be required to travel commercially.

This position is eligible to participate in a hybrid work model. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work partly in the office and partly remote from an approved location. All employees must adhere to the Company Telecommuting Policy & Agreement if they choose to participate in the hybrid work model.