Data Research Specialist
Best Friends Animal Society
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $75,000 - $81,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Support shelter attribute data reconciliation efforts across multiple platforms.
- Research and document discrepancies at the individual organization level.
- Flag inconsistencies for review by senior team members.
- Collaborate with Programs and/or Network teams as needed to gather information and validate findings.
- Research organizations to document required information in preparation for data collection.
- Maintain accurate records in Airtable.
- Identify potential organizations not currently in our database.
- Reconcile open-source data collection checklist data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Communicate progress, questions, and findings to team members through regular updates.
- Document processes and procedures to support knowledge sharing within the team.
- Compile shelter metrics into a standardized template as needed.
- Management of a shared email inbox as needed.
- Perform other data collection, research, and quality tasks assigned.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Proficiency in Airtable or similar database/project management tools, including building complex views and linking records.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills with expertise in pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and other advanced functions for data reconciliation and analysis.
- Ability to follow detailed instructions and established processes consistently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfort working independently on repetitive, detail-oriented tasks for extended periods.
- Prior experience with Customer Relationship Management systems, such as Blackbaud, preferred.
- One year minimum experience in a data entry, research, or administrative support role.
Benefits
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Hard skills
data reconciliationdata collectiondata analysisMicrosoft Excelpivot tablesVLOOKUPAirtableCustomer Relationship Management systemsresearchdata entry
Soft skills
attention to detailcommitment to data accuracyability to follow instructionswritten communicationverbal communicationindependenceorganizational skillsteam collaborationproblem-solvingknowledge sharing