Fractional Data Quality & Analytics Specialist

About the role

This position is expected to support organizational priorities for an initial period of 3 to 6 months, with the opportunity for extension based on evolving organizational needs and business requirements. The RoleReporting to the Vice President of Technology, the Fractional Data Quality & Analytics Specialist supports Centering Healthcare Institute's data, evaluation, research, and impact functions in support of CHI's strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Implements and advances CHI's data, evaluation, and impact initiatives.
• Compiles, cleans, merges, harmonizes, and maintains data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Conducts descriptive statistical analyses and applies or adapts consistent methods across projects, learning new methods as needed.
• Prepares analytic outputs including tables, visualizations, and narrative summaries.
• Establishes and advances quality assurance (QA) and data validation protocols and audits.
• Documents and maintains operational procedures, including data dictionaries, technical specifications, analysis plans, and workflows, to support accuracy, consistency, usability, and ethical data practices.
• Advances data practices that reflect CHI's commitment to equity, including culturally responsive and participatory approaches where appropriate and feasible.
• Develops and tests data collection tools to ensure data gathered across the organization is consistent, high-quality, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to communicate findings, translate data into actionable insights, and support evidence-informed decision-making.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of public health, health equity, or maternal and infant health data, evaluation, or research experience, including qualitative, quantitative, and participatory evaluation or research projects for nonprofit health organizations or in healthcare settings (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated expertise in data compilation, management, analysis, and reporting.
• Knowledge of healthcare data protections and regulations (e.g., HIPAA) and best practices for ethical and responsible data use.
• Experience preparing data summaries for publications, briefs, presentations, or reports for diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex findings into actionable insights.
• Experience navigating secondary public health datasets and conducting literature reviews.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency with Excel (e.g. power query, complex formulas); strong data cleaning, merging, and manipulation skills; experience with R, online data collection platforms such as Qualtrics, Business Intelligence/ visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI), and Salesforce are a plus.
• Outstanding interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; project management software experience a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest ethical standards, including confidentiality and handling sensitive situations and information with the utmost discretion and diplomacy.

Skills

• Cultural Sensitivity: Commitment to ideals of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion; and to fostering an anti-racist work culture and to anti-racist principles and learning.
• Core Organizational Competencies and Values Alignment: Commitment to ideals of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion; and to fostering a human centered, psychologically safe, anti-oppressive work culture and to anti-racist principles and learning.
• Continuous professional development and staying informed about trends in data strategy, data governance, measurement, and public health to ensure the organization operates within legal frameworks and consistent with the best practices in the field.

Benefits

This is a part-time, non-exempt W-2 position expected to work approximately 20-30 hours per week. The hourly rate for this role is $45-$52, commensurate with experience and qualifications. As a W-2 employee, the selected candidate will be subject to CHI's employment policies and will be eligible for benefits in accordance with organizational policy and applicable law.

Pay

This is a part-time, non-exempt W-2 position expected to work approximately 20-30 hours per week. The hourly rate for this role is $45-$52, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The Fractional Data Quality & Analytics Specialist operates in a remote office-like environment. While adhering to an agreed upon schedule, working irregular hours may be necessary.