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Join the NJEDA and help lead New Jersey to sustainable economic growth, fostering equitable opportunities and vibrant communities. We offer hybrid work, a supportive culture, and robust benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and extensive wellness programs. Make a tangible impact and shape New Jersey's future with innovative economic development at NJEDA

The Analyst will serve as a technically proficient and business-savvy resource with strong expertise in Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards, supporting cross-functional data needs, and ensuring data integrity and accessibility for internal stakeholders. The Analyst will also play a key role in training and upskilling staff, supporting data governance initiatives, and collaborating with IT and business units to improve reporting pipelines and infrastructure.

$83,200 - $88,400

Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Design and build interactive Power BI dashboards supporting operational and strategic decision-making.

Maintain and update existing Power BI dashboards to ensure continued accuracy, relevance, and performance.

Serve as the internal subject matter expert on data sources, data definitions, and reporting best practices.

Collaborate with business units to gather requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and deliver actionable insights.

Conduct data audits and quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency across systems.

Support ad hoc data requests and provide training to internal users on self-service reporting tools.

Partner with IT and data governance teams to improve data infrastructure and reporting pipelines.

Participate in cross-functional meetings to support change management and data strategy alignment.

Promote teamwork and communication to encourage a collaborative and customer-focused work environment.

Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Abilities

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Power BI, with demonstrated experience in developing, optimizing, and maintaining complex dashboards and data models that support strategic decision-making.

Proficiency of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, including hands-on experience creating and managing dashboards, system views, and advanced finds, as well as ensuring data integrity and supporting user adoption across departments.

Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative, and customer-focused work environment among division and EDA staff.

Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to develop instructional material that can be easily understood, including training and upskilling staff.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field.

7 years of experience in a data analytics or reporting role.

Ability to work with large data sets.

Proficiency in Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data modeling).

Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases.

Experience working with cross-functional teams.

Advanced degree or industry specific certification may be substituted for 1 year of experience

Additional Information

Minimal physical demands and ability to work out normal business hours

Travel expected when necessary for business operations

Certificates and Licenses Required

Staff are required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essentials duties of the position.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job description. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope, general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Your employment at NJEDA is voluntary and subject to termination by you or NJEDA at will, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this job description shall be interpreted to conflict, eliminate or modify the employment-at-will status of NJEDA employees.

This position is considered exempt and is excluded from minimum wage, overtime regulations, and other rights and protections afforded nonexempt workers under the FLSA.

NJEDA reserves the right to amend/revise this job description as necessary to meet current and changing business needs.

NJ SAME Program

In accordance with P.L. 2021, c. 465 and P.L. 2021, 466, the SAME program was established to enable New Jersey State agencies to hire, promote, retain, and advance qualified individuals whose physical or mental impairments impact their abilities to participate in the hiring and promotion process for non-competitive and unclassified titles within the State workforce.

The SAME program allows candidates, who identify as having a significant disability, to apply for non-competitive and unclassified positions through a fast track hiring process. This program uses a fast-track process that permits people who are eligible for the program to request that the State appointing authority schedule with them a good faith interview. For more information about the SAME program and the Fast Track Hiring program, please Click Here. If you have any questions, please email, or call the contact as indicated on the job vacancy announcement.

This posting open to eligible applicants regardless of SAME eligibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Requirements

Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.

Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011, to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.

Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.

Must review the required NJ State Ethics Guidelines found on the state website.

Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.

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