[Hiring] Data Analyst I, Business Intelligence @American Red Cross

Role Description

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

The Data Analyst I, Business Intelligence supports this work by collecting, organizing, analyzing and visualizing data to help Supply Management understand performance, identify trends and opportunities, and make better-informed decisions. Working with Supply Management leaders, category teams, business stakeholders and cross-functional partners, this position helps translate business questions into meaningful analysis, reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.

Reporting to the Director of Supply Management Analytics, the Data Analyst I works to strengthen the organization’s use of data and business intelligence. The Analyst supports recurring and ad hoc reporting, develops and maintains dashboards and performance metrics, performs data validation and analysis, and helps turn complex data into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders and leadership.

This is an opportunity for an early-career analyst to develop technical and business intelligence capabilities while gaining exposure to procurement, suppliers, contracts, financial performance, operations, and enterprise decision-making. The successful candidate will bring curiosity, attention to detail, analytical thinking, and an interest in understanding not simply what the data says, but what it means for business and the mission.

The work location for this exciting opportunity is virtual. The selected candidate will work 100% remotely from home and can be located anywhere in the United States.

The Data Analyst I, Business Intelligence provides analytical, reporting, and business intelligence support to the Supply Management organization. The position works with data from multiple sources to develop reports, dashboards, metrics, and analyses that improve visibility into business performance and support planning and decision-making.

The Analyst assists in collecting, validating, organizing, and analyzing data; identifying trends, patterns, exceptions, and data-quality issues; and translating analytical findings into clear information for business stakeholders. The role may support analyses involving procurement spend, sourcing activity, supplier performance, contract negotiation, savings and value delivery, operational performance, market information, budgets, risks, and other Supply Management priorities.

Responsibilities

• Database & System Maintenance: Support the development, updating, and maintenance of basic data systems, databases, and analytical processes within established requirements; troubleshoot coding errors and resolve routine data-related issues, escalating more complex issues as appropriate.
• Data Collection & Analysis: As directed, collect, mine, and analyze data from primary and secondary sources. Apply analytical and statistical methods to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies and develop insights that support business and procurement strategies.
• Reporting & Dashboards: Develop and maintain routine reports, dashboards, and performance metrics based on defined business requirements to provide visibility into Supply Management activities and related business and operational factors that impact procurement.
• Project & Operations Support: Support projects and operations through cost-benefit, variance, risk, spend, impact, and other analyses of basic complexity. Assist with feasibility studies, business case development and analysis, market research, and tracking and reporting of operational and project performance.
• Data Integrity & Business Intelligence: Support senior analysts in maintaining procurement data taxonomy, data models, cost models, and business intelligence tools. Perform routine data validation, identify and help resolve data-quality issues, and improve the accuracy, consistency, and usability of information to support reliable reporting and establish a strong data foundation for advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Stakeholder Communication: Prepare clear, user-friendly reports, visualizations, dashboards, and analytical summaries using established data and methodologies. Communicate trends, findings, and insights to Supply Management and business partners to support data-informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Applied Analytics, Finance, Statistics, Business Administration or related field required.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Working knowledge of data visualization and analytical tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Python, SQL, and Excel.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a curious mindset.
• Basic understanding of data structures, databases, analytical methods, and data visualization principles.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Daily appearance on video for meetings is a requirement for this position.
• Travel: Up to 25% travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition