Data Analyst, Jr.

Job Summary

Aptive is seeking a full-time Junior Data Analyst to provide support to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC).

VHA is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,293 healthcare facilities, including 171 medical centers and 1,112 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity, serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. IVC is responsible forcoordinating and delivering comprehensive care to veterans, integrating VA services with community care services to ensure seamless, patient-centered healthcare. IVC focuses on optimizing access, improving care delivery, and fostering collaborationbetween VA facilities, third-party administrators, and other stakeholders to enhance the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare for veterans.

This is a contingent requisition.  The expected start time would be Spring 2025.

Primary Responsibilities

Aptive requires a Junior Data Analyst to support VHA in developing an improved organization and implementing critical initiatives. This includes assisting in the identifying of key performance metrics, measuring success, outcomes, and the improvement of programs.

The Junior Data Analyst will exhibit a well-recognized abilityto rapidly engage and leverage the knowledge of VHA program operations and VHA’s previously established goals and objectives to support a range of high-profile initiatives. Working with senior team members, primary responsibilities for this position are:

• Support VHA’s goal for providing a standardized, efficient, and clear method for tracking performance.• Provide support and insight into the creation of detailed large/complex analytical models that integrate and process data relevant VHA initiatives.• Collect, clean, store, and analyze data points using internal systems to report on project performance, track trends and variations, identify risks and opportunities, and draft reports with business predictions and proposals to support VA leadership in strategic decision-making.• Build tools to automate data collection.• Prepare briefings, studies, reports, and other deliverables for presentation to senior client officials.• Assist VA senior leaders with ad-hoc data requests that can be pulled from Power BI dashboards.

Our culture is aimed at creating an environment where employees lean into servant leadership, are encouraged to elevate, and are empowered to shift the drift, that is, to be innovative and transformative in career and client service.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited college or university in a related field.• 2-5 years of experience developing and supporting solutions that address a range of business needs including portals, workflows, forms, collaboration sites, dashboards, and document management tools using Microsoft 365 (M365), Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and SharePoint.• Experience building interactive data visualizations and dashboards and similar tools to communicate key operational metrics to senior leaders and stakeholders.• Strong verbal and written communication skills.• Ability to analyze technical information and communicate results, issues, risks, and impacts in a simple, concise manner to a diverse audience.• Excellent attention to detail.

Desired Qualifications

• Federal Government Consulting experience• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills• Proven ability to organize, prioritize, and work well with others• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues; desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment• Capable self-starter with a drive to get all types of work done and high attentionto detail• Ability to interact and engage with Executive-level stakeholders

About Aptive

Aptive is a modern federal consulting firm focused on human experience, digital services, and business transformation. We harness creativity, technology, and culture to connect people and systems to impact the world. We’re advisors, strategists, and engineers focused on people, above all else.

We believe in generating success collaboratively, leaving client organizations stronger after every engagement and building trust for the next big challenge. Our work inspires people, fuels change and makes an impact. Join our team to be part of positive change in your community and our nation.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.