Role Snapshot
The University of Kentucky's Public Health Analytics and Informatics department is hiring a Data Analyst II to build dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support organizational reporting and data-driven decisions. The role makes data from multiple sources accurate, understandable, and useful for business and technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain dashboards and reports in Tableau and Power BI, analyze multi-source data for trends and discrepancies, and use SQL to prepare data. The role also gathers requirements, validates results, troubleshoots scheduled refreshes, and documents work.
Skills & Tools: Requires working knowledge of SQL and relational databases, plus experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI. Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills are needed, along with the ability to work independently and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
Qualifications: Requires a master's degree and 2 years of related experience in reporting, data analysis, business intelligence, or data visualization.
Location: Remote
Compensation: $65K–$95K/yr (estimated)
Job Description
Turn Data into Clear, Actionable Insight
The University of Kentucky is seeking a Data Analyst II to join the Public Health Analytics and Informatics department.
This role supports organizational reporting, business intelligence, and data-driven decision-making by developing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and data visualizations. Working with business and technical stakeholders, the Data Analyst II will analyze and prepare data, translate reporting needs into effective solutions, and help ensure information is accurate, understandable, and useful.
What You'll Do
The University of Kentucky is seeking a Data Analyst II to join the Public Health Analytics and Informatics department.
This role supports organizational reporting, business intelligence, and data-driven decision-making by developing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and data visualizations. Working with business and technical stakeholders, the Data Analyst II will analyze and prepare data, translate reporting needs into effective solutions, and help ensure information is accurate, understandable, and useful.
What You'll Do
- Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, reports, and interactive visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, and other business intelligence and data visualization tools.
- Analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends, patterns, relationships, discrepancies, and other information relevant to organizational needs.
- Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, interpret analytical results, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Use SQL and other data-access tools to retrieve, combine, filter, aggregate, and prepare data for reporting, visualization, and analysis.
- Validate reporting results against source systems and business rules, investigate discrepancies, and help resolve data-quality issues.
- Collaborate with business users, analysts, and technical staff to gather requirements and translate business questions into effective analytical and visualization solutions.
- Support and troubleshoot existing dashboards, reports, data sources, and scheduled refreshes, and assist users in effectively using reporting resources.
- Document and test dashboards, reports, SQL queries, calculations, data sources, and business rules while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
What You'll Bring
- Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations.
- Experience with data analysis, reporting, business intelligence, or a related area.
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently on assigned projects and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Minimum Requirements
- Master's degree
- 2 years of related experience
What's In It for You
- Opportunity to work with business intelligence and data visualization technologies, including Tableau and Power BI, while continuing to build analytical and reporting expertise.
- Fully remote work eligibility with approval.
- UK's Exceptional Benefits
Why Now?
Clear, accurate reporting helps organizations make informed operational and management decisions. This position strengthens that capability by connecting business needs with reliable data, thoughtful analysis, and reporting solutions that make information easier to understand and use.
With its focus on business intelligence, data visualization, SQL, and stakeholder collaboration, the Data Analyst II helps turn data from multiple sources into practical insights while supporting the accuracy, usability, and continuous improvement of reporting resources.