Data Quality Specialist
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Job Summary
Position Title:
Data Quality SpecialistJob Group:
Professional & ScientificRequired Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and 3 years of related experiencePreferred Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in quantitative field (e.g. Social Sciences Statistics Information Management or related field).Professional experience in a data-intensive role where you were specifically responsible for quality cleaning management and documentation of complex large-scale longitudinal and/or administrative datasets.
Strong professional experience usingR/RStudio(specifically for data management to generate well-documented reproducible code and professional fluency demonstrated by familiarity with data management and descriptive analyses inmultiple environments including Stata SPSS and Excel.
Exceptional skills in technical writing and maintaining metadata records data manuals and codebooks; familiarity with modern documentation tools including Microsoft Loop.
Familiarity withSmartsheetfor project management tracking data processing milestones and managing workflow timelines.
Job Description:
Summary
Iowas Integrated Data System for Decision-Making (I2D2) seeks an exceptionally detail-oriented Data Quality Specialist (Data Analyst II) to join our team. Reporting to the Data and Analytics Manager this role serves as a senior individual contributor with primary responsibility for executing the technical components of our data lifecycle within a secure offline environment.
In this position you will lead efforts to restructure clean standardize and document complex datasets across multiple addition to data maintenance you will transform and compute variables and perform final data preparation to ensure high-quality data assets ready for downstream analytical use.
This is a technical data management role focused on ensuring the foundational integrity and health of data rather than generating business insights. The ideal candidate is a self-directed problem solver who thrives on precision can manage complex data tasks with minimal supervision and is eager to further develop architectural decision-making skills.
The interdisciplinary team at Iowas Integrated Data System for Decision-Making (I2D2) includes faculty professional staff postdoctoral researchers and graduate and undergraduate students who collaborate closely with government agencies and statewide stakeholders. Together they provide actionable data to inform decision-making and advance system-level coordination across early childhood services.
I2D2 transforms state administrative data to answer critical questions about system performance and to strengthen coordination and effectiveness for Iowa families.
We are a motivated action-oriented team that values strong communication and collaboration. Our work environment blends virtual and in-person engagement fostering flexibility and supporting a healthy worklife balance. We prioritize mutual support celebrate one anothers successes and intentionally leverage each team members unique strengths.
Check out our I2D2 website at of Duties
Implement data quality frameworks and validation criteria across data domains to identify and resolve or document anomalies and inconsistencies.
Develop and apply standardized data definitions ensuring adherence to strict internal schemas and naming conventions across diverse data systems and products.
Create new derived variables recode existing data elements and compute complex indicators to prepare datasets for statistical analysis ensuring all transformations are logically consistent and accurate.
Build and maintain rigorous data manuals data catalogs technical reports and metadata documents in Microsoft Loop.
Document all restructuring processes cleaning logic computed variable formulas validation checks and version histories.
Create and maintain comprehensive data dictionaries validation checklists and process documentation summaries of datasets constructed for analytic project use.
Conduct preliminary data profiling including frequencies means and other descriptive statistics to identify anomalies and provide initial data insights to the Data and Analytics Team and project analytic teams.
Architect and export analysis-ready datasets tailored to specific user requests ensuring all merges appends and variable derivations are accurate verified and documented.
Operate with high autonomy across diverse analytic environments including R Stata SPSS and Excel. You must be comfortable performing complex data manipulations and ensuring consistent results when moving data between these tools.
Level Guidelines
Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals
Applies broad working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex difficult and varied problems and issues
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems
Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests
May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
Provides guidance to students
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
This is a one-year term position with expectation for renewal based on availability of funding.
Appointment Type:
Regular with Term Appointment (Fixed Term)Proposed End Date or Length of Term:
March 30 2027Number of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work PeriodTime Type:
Full timePay Grade:
PS808Application Instructions:
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1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
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Why Choose ISU
Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program
Original Posting Date:
March 2 2026Posting Close Date:
March 9 2026Job Requisition Number:
R18670Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
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- Data Collection
- Food Safety Experience
- ISO 9001
- Mobile Devices
- Root cause Analysis
- Quality Systems
- OSHA
- Food Processing
- Quality Management
- cGMP
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