Workday Reporting & Data Analyst
The Wistar Institute$79k-$98k / yr
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
About the role
This fully remote role is open to candidates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware, with occasional meetings or other presence in Philadelphia as needed. You’ll build Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, calculated fields, and analytics across HR and Finance, while supporting business processes and upgrades. You’ll also help build a reporting repository and integrate historical data from Dayforce and other legacy systems. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, with 2–4 years preferred.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maximizing the organization's use of Workday across Human Resources and Finance through the development of reports, dashboards, analytics, and data solutions. The analyst will develop an in-depth understanding of Workday data structures, business objects, reporting tools, and cross-functional business processes to support organizational reporting and analytics needs at the Institute. The Workday Reporting & Data Analyst will partner closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, Grants, and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable reporting and analytics solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Workday Reporting and Analytics
Design, develop, test, and maintain custom Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and analytics for HR, Finance, Payroll, Procurement, Grants, and leadership stakeholders.
Serve as a key technical resource for Workday reporting, data analysis, and reporting best practices.
Analyze reporting requirements and translate business needs into scalable reporting solutions.
Develop advanced calculated fields, report prompts, data transformations, and reporting logic.
Create and maintain reporting standards, documentation, and report inventories.
Workday Configuration and Business Process Support
Support ongoing administration and optimization of Workday business processes across HR and Finance.
Assist with the design, testing, documentation, and deployment of workflow changes.
Troubleshoot business process issues, routing problems, notifications, approvals, and security-related concerns.
Participate in system upgrades, feature releases, and configuration reviews.
Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve user experience.
Data Warehouse and Historical Data Integration
Assist in the development and implementation of an enterprise reporting repository and data warehouse environment.
Support extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of historical data from Dayforce, USL, and other legacy systems.
Develop and maintain data mappings, crosswalks, metadata, and validation procedures.
Help establish common reporting dimensions and data definitions across systems.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s in information systems, data analytics, computer science or a related field is required (or an equivalent combination of experience and education accepted).
Preferred experience includes 2-4 years of experience supporting enterprise applications, reporting, business analytics, or business systems.
Remote Work & Location Requirement
This is a fully remote position, however candidates must reside in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware. Successful candidate may need to attend meetings or otherwise be present in our Philadelphia office when necessary.
Salary Range: $78,579 - $98,221