Career Title: Data Analytics Systems Manager, Minority Fellowship Program
Department: Nursing Programs (MFP/SAMHSA)
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
FLSA: Exempt
Note: This role is contingent on federal grant funding and is subject to renewal.
Career Summary: Shape the future of a nationally recognized fellowship program through smarter data, stronger systems, and compelling insights. As the Data Analytics Systems Manager for the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), you will lead the end-to-end management and modernization of the program's data platforms-from collection, validation, and governance to analysis, reporting, automation, and continuous improvement. You will turn complex information into clear impact stories, performance insights, and practical recommendations for program leadership, funders, partners, and other stakeholders. Working closely with the Project Director and in consultation with the MFP Project Investigator, you will develop visual impact reports, strengthen grant-related metrics, enhance online applications and fellow-support tools, and collaborate with vendors to build secure, accessible, efficient, and scalable solutions. This is an opportunity for an analytical, forward-thinking systems leader to make a meaningful difference while advancing MFP priorities in alignment with the American Nurses Enterprise's strategic initiatives.
What You Will Do:- Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the Minority Fellowship Programs data platform.
- Manage the platform's full lifecycle, including system configuration, user access, data workflows, documentation, maintenance, enhancements, and vendor coordination as needed.
- Partner with program staff to ensure the platform supports application, selection, award, participant tracking, alumni engagement, and outcome reporting processes.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve system functionality, streamline workflows, reduce manual processes, and enhance the user experience.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, data dictionaries, system guides, and training materials/video for platform users.
- Provide technical support and training to internal staff and other authorized users.
- Establish and maintain processes for accurate, complete, consistent, and timely data entry across the fellowship program lifecycle.
- Conduct routine data-quality reviews, audits, validation checks, and data-cleaning activities.
- Develop and enforce data governance standards, including data definitions, collection protocols, retention practices, and access controls.
- Ensure data practices align with American Nurses Association (ANA) organizational privacy, security, confidentiality, and compliance requirements.
- Manage data imports, exports, integrations, and report datasets across relevant systems.
- Maintain appropriate documentation of data sources, calculations, reporting methodologies, and system changes.
- Provide direct support in the preparation and submission of the annual reports, including compiling and incorporating accurate relevant content-related components, metrics, etc. working as part of the team.
- Understand existing workflows, identify bottlenecks and recommend optimization opportunities.
- Develop high-level objectives into actionable project plans and timelines with MFP vendor support.
- Design, deliver and record training sessions for end-users, and support the teams' understanding of system operations.
- Work closely with the MFP Project Investigator to ensure that technical solutions support the grants' programmatic objectives.
- Work with the Project Director on service-level agreements and contracts to ensure vendor compliance in meeting grant compliance.
- Define key performance indicators for contractor deliverables and establish regular cadence of vendor reports to demonstrate the MFP impact and performance
- Analyze program, participant, demographic, application, selection, retention, completion and alumni outcome data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
- Develop dashboards, recurring reports, and ad-hoc analyses that monitor key performance indicators and program outcomes.
- Produce clear, compelling quantitative findings into understandable narratives, visualizations, and actionable recommendations.
- Support the development and tracking pf program goals, performance measures, and outcome indicators.
- Partner with program leadership to define data needs and use findings to support strategic planning, resource allocation, program improvement to demonstrate programmatic impact.
- Develop stock communications for annual plug and play program dissemination and use.
- Identifies best practices to improve internal system operations with an eye toward future needs and budget requirements.
- Partners with the MFP project director and team members to meet the program requirements established by the MFP grant to include participating in internal and external meetings upon request.
What you bring to the American Nurses Enterprise:Education- Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university in data analytics, information systems, public administration or two or more years of related experience managing databases, program-management systems, or other data systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Related Work Experience- Four (4) to five (5) years of relevant experience managing data systems, databases, reporting platforms, or program-management systems, including data analysis, system administration, and process improvement.
Computer skills required:- Proficiency in system administration and database management, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using data and analytics to support reporting and decision-making.
Other skills required:- Strong organizational, written, verbal, project management, and data organization skills and the ability to translate data into clear and simple messages for a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team in a supporting capacity, to expand the visibility of the MFP through compelling data.
- Demonstrated ability to clean, analyze, and interpret data using tools such as Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Optimizely, or similar data platforms.
- Experience creating data visualizations, outcome reports, and executive level presentations.
- Passionate about providing a long-term, innovative vision while simultaneously creating pragmatic solutions to the day-to-day challenges.
- Strong understanding of data quality, data governance, confidentiality, and privacy principles.
- Strong project management, organizational, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills.
- Experience with fellowship, scholarship, workforce development, or nonprofit program data.
- Knowledge of survey design, data collection methodologies, and longitudinal data tracking.
- High degree of integrity and dependability, with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage time, with multiple deliverables and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize, appreciate and adhere to the (ANA) Code of Conduct Policy.
What ANE Offers You: Join us and support more than 5 million Registered Nurses in the United States.
Every role within ANE contributes to a healthier world through The Power of Nurses™.
An opportunity to help transform a 130-year-old organization to meet the future needs and demands within Health Care.
Be a role model for embracing and empowering the uniqueness of every employee.
Continuously innovating through creative and strategic initiatives.
Exceptional benefits including but not limited to 401K retirement contributions of up to 7%, generous PTO which includes the week-off between Dec 25 and Jan 1, in addition to Personal Days-off, 11 paid Holidays, excellent health/medical benefits, and much more.
Commitment to your career development and advancement through ANE learning and development programs (internally and externally).
Work Schedule: Hybrid employees must work a minimum of 20% in the office.
Location: ANE Headquarters office located at: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Learn more about the American Nurses Enterprise:https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise-jobs/
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