Job Summary

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The School of Dentistry (SoD) Dental Informatics IT department invites you to be a key part of our team as a Data Analyst. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with clinicians, educators, researchers, and leaders to harness the power of data for evidence-based decision-making, operational excellence, and strategic growth. At Dental Informatics, your professional development is a priority. You'll have access to exciting project opportunities, cross-unit collaboration, and the university's extensive professional development resources to support your growth and success.

This position is eligible for hybrid work (with weekly onsite requirements). You will report to the Assistant Director of Data Analytics and Development.

• Consult with clinics, academic departments, and research areas to analyze requests and define requirements.
• Have a hand in furthering data automation and developing analysis.
• Build data products, visualizations, and reports for researchers, faculty leadership, clinical directors, and finance colleagues.
• Work mostly with Tableau, SQL, and Python, but will learn about services like Denodo and Airflow.
• Collaborate with other data analysts, developers, and the larger IT team 
• Work with other units on campus to leverage University-wide tools and services (e.g. Business Intelligence Community of Practice) and national networks (e.g. Healthcare Data and Analytics Association)

• BA or BS in a quantitative field 
• 3+ years of experience managing and analyzing data
• Familiarity with and professional experience building complex Tableau dashboards
• Intermediate experience with SQL
• Experience with a variety of databases, including Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, as well as proficiency in integrating data from diverse sources such as APIs and flat files into ETL workflows

The School of Dentistry is a leading dental school in the United States and the World. We embrace diversity in many forms and champion diversity of thought and culture. Our mission, core values, and additional information about our school can be found on our website. The University of Michigan also offers comprehensive benefits to help you stay well and support you as you plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Paid time off for vacations, holidays, sick time, season days, and paid parental leave.
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions after the first year of employment.
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Work-life programs to strengthen a workplace culture that supports personal and family life, including child care, elder care, lactation resources, and mental and emotional health services.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Our organization mainly operates between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. While we do have clinics that operate from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM during the week, we support these crucial business functions as needed. May require occasional work during non-business hours and on weekends and travel to various locations.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.