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Ascension is seeking a Business Data Analyst III / Reporting Analyst to support a mission-critical Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare program focused on improving visibility, compliance, performance monitoring, and decision-making through data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate will support the Defense Health Agency’s Disability Evaluation System (DES) mission by transforming complex program data into meaningful reports, dashboards, performance indicators, and analytical products that enable leadership to monitor program effectiveness, identify trends, assess compliance, and make informed operational decisions.

This position is best suited for a detail-oriented, analytical professional who understands how to translate business requirements into actionable data solutions. The successful candidate will possess experience analyzing large datasets, developing recurring and ad hoc reports, creating performance dashboards, validating data quality, identifying process improvement opportunities, and communicating analytical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The candidate should be comfortable operating in a dynamic federal environment where priorities evolve, requirements may be ambiguous, and analytical recommendations directly support policy development, program oversight, and mission outcomes.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Business Data Analyst III / Reporting Analyst will provide analytical support for the DES program by collecting, analyzing, validating, and reporting program performance data across multiple sources. The analyst will support the development of standardized reporting products, executive dashboards, performance metrics, and analytical assessments used to monitor DES and related programs.

The contractor will assist government stakeholders by identifying data trends, evaluating program performance against established goals, monitoring data quality, and developing recommendations for process improvements.

The successful candidate will apply analytical methodologies, business intelligence tools, and reporting practices to support:

• DES program performance monitoring
• Quality assurance reporting
• Data validation and quality improvement
• Performance measurement and KPI development
• Recurring and ad hoc analytical reporting
• Executive-level briefings and decision-support products
• Process improvement recommendations

This role supports DHA requirements for analyzing DES and SCAADL program data, monitoring data quality within program-related systems, and developing analytical reports to support policy and operational decision-making.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

The Business Data Analyst III / Reporting Analyst will:

• Analyze structured and unstructured program data from multiple sources to identify trends, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports supporting DES program monitoring, quality assurance activities, and leadership decision-making.
• Build and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and visual reporting products using business intelligence and analytics tools.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into analytical approaches, reporting solutions, and decision-support products.
• Collect, clean, validate, and reconcile data to improve accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Develop performance metrics, KPIs, and analytical frameworks to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Monitor data quality issues and recommend corrective actions to improve reporting accuracy.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of program performance indicators.
• Prepare executive briefings, presentations, charts, and analytical summaries for government leadership.
• Conduct research and analysis of program policies, procedures, and operational processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support quality assurance activities by analyzing performance data and developing reports aligned with program objectives.
• Collaborate with program managers, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to define reporting requirements.
• Maintain analytical documentation, methodologies, assumptions, and reporting procedures.
• Apply data visualization techniques to communicate complex information clearly to decision-makers.