Technical Business Analysts

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The University of Utah is hiring a Technical Business Analyst for the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute within the David Eccles School of Business. This role involves hands-on data engineering, transformation, and quality assurance to standardize and maintain the Institute's extensive data assets, supporting strategic decision-making and digital transformation efforts.

Highlights

Lead data transformation, preparation, blending, cleaning, and normalization using tools such as Python and Google Colab.

Manage survey data extraction and preparation, primarily from Qualtrics.

Perform comprehensive data audits and maintain detailed quality assurance processes guided by checklists.

Maintain and organize data repositories using platforms like Airtable, and integrate data with university systems including Salesforce.

Create documentation for data processes ensuring easy knowledge transfer and maintenance.

Develop basic data visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Collaborate within a team to solve data bottlenecks and adapt technical approaches aligned with organizational goals.

Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with 4 years or master’s degree with 2 years of related experience, plus proficiency in Python and data lifecycle management.

Compensation range is $55,000 to $75,000 annually.

Supports data-driven initiatives for the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, focusing on entrepreneurial success and institutional strategy.

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Open Date	11/03/2025
Requisition Number	PRN43531B
Job Title	Technical Business Analysts
Working Title	Technical Business Analyst
Career Progression Track	P00
Track Level	P2 - Developing
FLSA Code	Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?	No
Standard Hours per Week	40
Full Time or Part Time?	Full Time
Shift	Day
Work Schedule Summary	In-person, Monday – Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM
VP Area	Academic Affairs
Department	00999 - Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute
Location	Campus
City	Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment	External Posting
Pay Rate Range	$55,000 - $75,000
Close Date	12/02/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary	The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business, is seeking a highly detailed, execution-focused Business Data Analyst to be the core technical producer for the Institute’s foundational data work. This role is critical for transforming the vast amount of raw data Lassonde has amassed over its 25-year history into a reliable, standardized, and usable asset. This is a real-world, hands-on digital transformation opportunity that provides unparalleled experience in data engineering, governance, and organizational impact. The successful candidate will build a powerful professional portfolio by delivering the technical foundation for a major institutional strategy. The ideal candidate is a technical specialist with a love for data and checklists, committed to rigorous technical quality assurance. They will perform the hands-on data engineering required to ensure the Institute’s long-term data holdings are clean, validated, and ready to power strategic decisions. The role will maintain a comprehensive understanding of the digital tools available and approved within the University ecosystem. Learn more about the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at https://lassonde.utah.edu.
Responsibilities	The Analyst will serve as the technical engine, focused on achieving data quality and integrity across the Lassonde data environment: Data Transformation & Engineering Data Preparation & Blending: Utilize technical skills, including Python and tools like Google Colab, to execute data transformation, blending, and preparation scripts. The goal is to harmonize datasets from Lassonde’s disparate sources and legacy systems into a unified structure. Survey Integration: Serve as the primary technical resource for survey data (e.g., from Qualtrics) extraction and preparation, ensuring data is correctly structured, tagged, and ready for integration into the Institute’s central data repository. Cleaning & Normalization: Implement rigorous data cleaning and normalization protocols to standardize formatting, correct inconsistencies, and eliminate redundancies in the Institute’s long-term data holdings. Audits, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance Data Audits: Execute comprehensive data audits on key Lassonde datasets to identify gaps, anomalies, and inconsistencies, ensuring the reliability of the Institute’s data for future strategic use. Checklist-Driven QA: Operate as a meticulous producer with a love of data and checklists, developing and adhering to detailed quality assurance processes for all recurring data preparation tasks to maintain consistent and accurate results. Maintenance & Storage: Ensure all cleaned and validated data is stored in designated, internal repositories in a manner that is immediately processable and usable by the Lassonde team. Marketing, Sales and Data Software Support & Integration Data Repository Management: Establish and maintain internal storage repositories for all available Lassonde data assets (using database tools like Airtable), ensuring they are accessible for analysis and future integration. Central System Data Liaison: Interface with the University’s central data system (e.g., Salesforce) to build methods and tools for adding Lassonde-prepared data and ensuring its appropriate use within that environment. Communications Data Enablement: Create clear pathways and tools to feed Lassonde’s cleaned data into various communications platforms (e.g., email, SMS, etc.) used by the Institute’s marketing team. Integration Preparation & Tool Agility: Design and build methods for automatically connecting data between primary Lassonde data collection sources (Qualtrics is a key example) and the Institute’s central systems. This includes rapid acclimation to current systems (e.g., Salesforce, Pardot, MarketingCloud, Emma, TextRequest, Acuity, Google Forms, etc.) and assessing their capabilities against business objectives. Documentation & Context Comprehensive Documentation: Produce clear, concise documentation for all data cleaning scripts, validation processes, and final data schemas, enabling seamless future maintenance and knowledge transfer within the Lassonde team. Mission Alignment: Act as a technical partner, ensuring the quality of Lassonde-owned data supports the mission of achieving entrepreneurial ambitions faster and with more success. Strategic Reporting and Data Visualization Reporting Alignment: Work backward from high-level reporting requirements (for university rankings, internal presentations, and external audit reviews) to ensure all data preparation and transformation methods are aligned for strategic reporting output. Data Visualization Basics: Possess the ability to generate basic data visualizations and dashboards to quickly and clearly communicate data quality, project progress, and key findings to non-technical stakeholders. Data-to-Impact Pathway: Maintain a clear focus on the data-to-impact pathway, ensuring the prepared data seamlessly supports the Institute’s communication and performance tracking goals. Collaborative Problem-Solving & Strategic Agility Creative Problem Solver: Eagerly work in a team dynamic, participating in strategy sessions to find quick, pragmatic solutions that benefit the overall data flow and team efficiency. Bottleneck Resolution: Maintain an eye on data bottlenecks that are easily resolved for other team members, implementing solutions to improve daily workflows. Constraint Management: Demonstrate a forward-thinking mindset by anticipating how current technical decisions will affect the strategy down the road, and adjusting approach based on technical and organizational constraints. Technical Humility: Possess the willingness to recognize when a technical limitation or skills limitation is reached and proactively seek help and support from other campus staff, consultants, or other technical resources. Other Tasks as Assigned: Be willing to support other projects and initiatives as time allows, possibly including enterprise software management, marketing automation support, and website management.
Minimum Qualifications	EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Preferences	Bachelor’s degree in related area. Demonstrated proficiency in Python for data manipulation and scripting. Experience with cloud-based collaboration and analysis environments, such as Google Colab. Expertise in the data lifecycle, specifically data transformation, preparation, cleaning, validating, blending, and maintenance. Direct, hands-on experience with survey data extraction and preparation (e.g., Qualtrics). Proficiency in developing and implementing data audits and normalization techniques. Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to technical rigor and documentation. A “Love of Data and Checklists”: A meticulous producer committed to data accuracy and technical rigor. Passion for Impact: Driven by the opportunity to apply technical skills to a real-world digital transformation project that directly affects thousands of students and alumni. Resume Builder: Motivated to leverage this experience to build an exceptional portfolio and professional network by working on foundational enterprise-level data strategy. Experience with Software: Experience or confidence using, supporting, and connecting data and marketing software already used or preferred by the Lassonde Institute (e.g., Salesforce, Tableau, Qualtrics, Acuity, Pardot, Emma, TextRequest, Google Forms, Airtable, etc.) A natural affinity for the mission of the Lassonde Institute and the field of entrepreneurship.
Type	Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information	The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Director/ Title IX Coordinator Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA) 383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-581-8365 oeo@utah.edu Online reports may be submitted at *oeo.utah.edu* *For more information:* *https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/* *To inquire about this posting, email:* *employment@utah.edu* *or call 801-581-2300.* The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.

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- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate Degree
* How many years of related work experience do you have?
- Less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
- 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
- 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
- 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
- 14 years or more

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Cover Letter
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250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu

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Announcement

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Open Date	11/03/2025
Requisition Number	PRN43531B
Job Title	Technical Business Analysts
Working Title	Technical Business Analyst
Career Progression Track	P00
Track Level	P2 - Developing
FLSA Code	Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?	No
Standard Hours per Week	40
Full Time or Part Time?	Full Time
Shift	Day
Work Schedule Summary	In-person, Monday – Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM
VP Area	Academic Affairs
Department	00999 - Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute
Location	Campus
City	Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment	External Posting
Pay Rate Range	$55,000 - $75,000
Close Date	12/02/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary	The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business, is seeking a highly detailed, execution-focused Business Data Analyst to be the core technical producer for the Institute’s foundational data work. This role is critical for transforming the vast amount of raw data Lassonde has amassed over its 25-year history into a reliable, standardized, and usable asset. This is a real-world, hands-on digital transformation opportunity that provides unparalleled experience in data engineering, governance, and organizational impact. The successful candidate will build a powerful professional portfolio by delivering the technical foundation for a major institutional strategy. The ideal candidate is a technical specialist with a love for data and checklists, committed to rigorous technical quality assurance. They will perform the hands-on data engineering required to ensure the Institute’s long-term data holdings are clean, validated, and ready to power strategic decisions. The role will maintain a comprehensive understanding of the digital tools available and approved within the University ecosystem. Learn more about the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at https://lassonde.utah.edu.
Responsibilities	The Analyst will serve as the technical engine, focused on achieving data quality and integrity across the Lassonde data environment: Data Transformation & Engineering Data Preparation & Blending: Utilize technical skills, including Python and tools like Google Colab, to execute data transformation, blending, and preparation scripts. The goal is to harmonize datasets from Lassonde’s disparate sources and legacy systems into a unified structure. Survey Integration: Serve as the primary technical resource for survey data (e.g., from Qualtrics) extraction and preparation, ensuring data is correctly structured, tagged, and ready for integration into the Institute’s central data repository. Cleaning & Normalization: Implement rigorous data cleaning and normalization protocols to standardize formatting, correct inconsistencies, and eliminate redundancies in the Institute’s long-term data holdings. Audits, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance Data Audits: Execute comprehensive data audits on key Lassonde datasets to identify gaps, anomalies, and inconsistencies, ensuring the reliability of the Institute’s data for future strategic use. Checklist-Driven QA: Operate as a meticulous producer with a love of data and checklists, developing and adhering to detailed quality assurance processes for all recurring data preparation tasks to maintain consistent and accurate results. Maintenance & Storage: Ensure all cleaned and validated data is stored in designated, internal repositories in a manner that is immediately processable and usable by the Lassonde team. Marketing, Sales and Data Software Support & Integration Data Repository Management: Establish and maintain internal storage repositories for all available Lassonde data assets (using database tools like Airtable), ensuring they are accessible for analysis and future integration. Central System Data Liaison: Interface with the University’s central data system (e.g., Salesforce) to build methods and tools for adding Lassonde-prepared data and ensuring its appropriate use within that environment. Communications Data Enablement: Create clear pathways and tools to feed Lassonde’s cleaned data into various communications platforms (e.g., email, SMS, etc.) used by the Institute’s marketing team. Integration Preparation & Tool Agility: Design and build methods for automatically connecting data between primary Lassonde data collection sources (Qualtrics is a key example) and the Institute’s central systems. This includes rapid acclimation to current systems (e.g., Salesforce, Pardot, MarketingCloud, Emma, TextRequest, Acuity, Google Forms, etc.) and assessing their capabilities against business objectives. Documentation & Context Comprehensive Documentation: Produce clear, concise documentation for all data cleaning scripts, validation processes, and final data schemas, enabling seamless future maintenance and knowledge transfer within the Lassonde team. Mission Alignment: Act as a technical partner, ensuring the quality of Lassonde-owned data supports the mission of achieving entrepreneurial ambitions faster and with more success. Strategic Reporting and Data Visualization Reporting Alignment: Work backward from high-level reporting requirements (for university rankings, internal presentations, and external audit reviews) to ensure all data preparation and transformation methods are aligned for strategic reporting output. Data Visualization Basics: Possess the ability to generate basic data visualizations and dashboards to quickly and clearly communicate data quality, project progress, and key findings to non-technical stakeholders. Data-to-Impact Pathway: Maintain a clear focus on the data-to-impact pathway, ensuring the prepared data seamlessly supports the Institute’s communication and performance tracking goals. Collaborative Problem-Solving & Strategic Agility Creative Problem Solver: Eagerly work in a team dynamic, participating in strategy sessions to find quick, pragmatic solutions that benefit the overall data flow and team efficiency. Bottleneck Resolution: Maintain an eye on data bottlenecks that are easily resolved for other team members, implementing solutions to improve daily workflows. Constraint Management: Demonstrate a forward-thinking mindset by anticipating how current technical decisions will affect the strategy down the road, and adjusting approach based on technical and organizational constraints. Technical Humility: Possess the willingness to recognize when a technical limitation or skills limitation is reached and proactively seek help and support from other campus staff, consultants, or other technical resources. Other Tasks as Assigned: Be willing to support other projects and initiatives as time allows, possibly including enterprise software management, marketing automation support, and website management.
Minimum Qualifications	EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Preferences	Bachelor’s degree in related area. Demonstrated proficiency in Python for data manipulation and scripting. Experience with cloud-based collaboration and analysis environments, such as Google Colab. Expertise in the data lifecycle, specifically data transformation, preparation, cleaning, validating, blending, and maintenance. Direct, hands-on experience with survey data extraction and preparation (e.g., Qualtrics). Proficiency in developing and implementing data audits and normalization techniques. Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to technical rigor and documentation. A “Love of Data and Checklists”: A meticulous producer committed to data accuracy and technical rigor. Passion for Impact: Driven by the opportunity to apply technical skills to a real-world digital transformation project that directly affects thousands of students and alumni. Resume Builder: Motivated to leverage this experience to build an exceptional portfolio and professional network by working on foundational enterprise-level data strategy. Experience with Software: Experience or confidence using, supporting, and connecting data and marketing software already used or preferred by the Lassonde Institute (e.g., Salesforce, Tableau, Qualtrics, Acuity, Pardot, Emma, TextRequest, Google Forms, Airtable, etc.) A natural affinity for the mission of the Lassonde Institute and the field of entrepreneurship.
Type	Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information	The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Director/ Title IX Coordinator Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA) 383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-581-8365 oeo@utah.edu Online reports may be submitted at *oeo.utah.edu* *For more information:* *https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/* *To inquire about this posting, email:* *employment@utah.edu* *or call 801-581-2300.* The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* What is your highest level of completed education?
- None
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate Degree
* How many years of related work experience do you have?
- Less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
- 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
- 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
- 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
- 14 years or more

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
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Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu

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