Data Analyst I

Modern Woodmen of America is one of the nation’s largest fraternal benefit societies, with over $18 billion in assets. Fraternals are unique membership organizations that pair the “member-owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.

About the role

We're looking for a curious, detail-oriented professional who enjoys uncovering insights, solving complex problems, and partnering with business leaders to drive informed decision-making. In this role, you'll transform data from multiple sources into powerful analytics solutions, develop intuitive dashboards and visualizations, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure data is accurate, accessible, and impactful.

Responsibilities

• Gather, clean and transform data from various sources, ensuring data integrity and quality.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate data findings effectively.
• Interpret results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to more general statistical analysis.
• Work with data architects, engineers and other analysts to translate data and business rules into enterprise data models that can be used for a wide range of reporting and analytics.
• Act as the primary point of contact and data expert for a section of business to identify how data is being used, help identify new changing data needs, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Educate and mentor business users on performing self-service analytics, visualizations, and reporting.
• Maintain the data-related education resources, such as training material, procedures, data catalog, and data glossary.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in data analysis, visualization, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum of one year of related experience in data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, or a similar analytical role.
• Ability to connect to, extract, transform, and prepare data from multiple sources for analysis and visualization.
• Understanding of data visualization best practices and the ability to communicate insights through effective reports, dashboards, and visual storytelling.
• Experience with SQL, Power BI, Databricks, and Azure Data Platform tools preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to maintaining data accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Company-paid retirement plan
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Employee Impact Bonus
• Medical, Dental and Prescription Drug Insurance (100% of employees’ health insurance premiums paid; 50% of employee dependents’ premiums paid)
• Group term life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Voluntary benefits: vision, flexible savings accounts (FSA), accident insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• Professional growth opportunities, including educational offerings to enhance industry knowledge
• On-site Café (breakfast, lunch, and beverage options available for purchase)

Pay

The hourly pay for this position is $29.25. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

Schedule

This is a full-time hybrid position: 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day), Monday-Friday, with flexible start time between 7 a.m.-9 a.m. Hybrid positions work at least four days in office each week. Employees beginning a new hybrid role will work on-site (five days a week) during the initial training period, which may be up to one year. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change at any time based on business needs.

Location

Our home office is located in downtown Rock Island, IL, with a beautiful plaza overlooking the Mississippi River. The Quad Cities area offers an idyllic Midwestern lifestyle, consistently ranking high for quality of life and cost of living, with a thriving arts and festival scene.