Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Business Specialist
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support
Department	Sponsored Research Data
Overview	The Office for Research’s (OFR) mission is to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all Rutgers faculty. The Office accomplishes its mission by convening with academic and research leaders, providing integrated, user-focused resources, services and tools and partnering with faculty.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Business Specialist for the Office for Research (OFR). As part of OFR, the Business Specialist of the Data, Analytics and Business Intelligence team supports the Director in ensuring the quality, integrity, timely and accurate reporting of research data, both internally and externally. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Analyzes research data generated by OFR departments, identifying inconsistencies and offering suggestions on how to prevent them, all with the goal of ensuring data integrity. This position is expected to support the department in its efforts to utilize data to tell stories and make data-informed decisions. The position will work with OFR units to develop data visualizations, dashboards and reports and assist with the interpretation of data trends and outliers. The position will engage with internal and external stakeholders requesting custom reports, utilizing both analytical and communications skills to handle such requests professionally. Works under general supervision of the Director, demonstrating a good understanding and application of OFR data policies and procedures.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu.
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	05
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	58867.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	73298.000
Annual Maximum Salary	87729.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	URA-AFT Administrative
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, communications or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of data integrity principles and requirements. A minimum of two years of relevant experience utilizing a variety of data visualization tools and methods to create reports, graphs and dashboards.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and meet challenging and changing deadlines. Excellent communications skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate with all levels of university personnel, is a must.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience with Tableau, Excel or other business intelligence and data visualization software and data management systems and data models.
Equipment Utilized	Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), ORACLE Cloud, Tableau Software
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Office Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0147
Posting Open Date	01/27/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Off Campus
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details	33 Knightsbridge Rd

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