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Senior Consultant - Data Analyst

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Summary

Senior consultant analyzes data, builds reports and dashboards, and turns findings into business insights for government and healthcare clients using SQL, Excel, and Tableau.

About Us:

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

About the Role:

As a senior consultant – data analyst within NYSTEC’s Policy & Program Strategic Solutions practice area, you will work with division directors and other project leads to support data analysis needs. Serving as a data analyst, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will be analyzing data, developing reports and dashboards, and translating findings into meaningful business insights.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write, optimize, and maintain SQL queries for reporting and analysis
  • Collect, clean, and analyze structured and unstructured data
  • Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance
  • Develop reports, dashboards, and visualizations using tools such as Excel or Tableau
  • Translate analytical findings into business insights and requirements
  • Document analytical approaches, assumptions, data sources, logic, and analytical methodologies
  • Support both technical and non-technical stakeholders in understanding data outputs
  • Align business needs with data solutions and reporting capabilities

About You:

Required Qualifications

  • Effective analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
  • Experience gathering and documenting requirements and processes
  • Proficiency in SQL and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a client-facing environment

Preferred/Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in healthcare, pharmacy programs, Medicaid, Long-Term Care (LTC), or EVV environments
  • Experience developing SOPs and operational documentation
  • Knowledge of data governance, data modeling, or ETL processes
  • Relevant certifications (CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMP, or data analytics certifications)

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, data analytics, public administration, or related field with at least 3 years of relevant experience in business analysis, data analysis, or related roles
  • Equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.

It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Learn more about NYSTEC by visiting .

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