Data Analytics Specialist - Data Analysis - Davidson

Data Analytics Specialist – Data Analysis – Davidson County

Department: Department of Children's Services

Category: Data Analysis

Location: Nashville, TN

Salary: $67,764.00 – $87,912.00 per year

Closing Date: 07/07/2026

Background Check: This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Job Overview: Data Analytics Specialists are responsible for querying, analyzing, validating, and reporting data. Specialists utilize complex queries and analytics in SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and other languages or platforms to obtain data and develop reports from relational databases, Snowflake, and other non‑relational sources. They learn and evaluate data to determine patterns and trends and then present and explain these findings to both lay and expert stakeholders ad hoc or in a structured manner such as Tableau or Power BI.

They carefully provide accurate and vetted data to multiple business units and stakeholders beyond the agency.

• Conduct advanced data queries and assemblies, dashboard preparation and maintenance (Tableau and Power BI); ensure data quality and deliver reports; and handle ad hoc data requests using analytic software and programs (SAS, SQL, Python, R, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau).
• Perform descriptive, predictive, and inferential statistical analyses while providing thorough documentation of projects and processes.
• Comply with regulations and mandates for data privacy, ensure the data reported is accurate, and complete data request projects in a timely manner.
• Engage in regular contact with stakeholders such as department representatives or IT staff to provide or gain expertise and guidance.
• Maintain relations and effective communication with internal and external business users, vendors, and stakeholders to explain data reports and analyses, especially clarifying data values or parameters used for the analysis and any constraints incurred during analysis.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a quantitative or related discipline (statistics, applied statistics, mathematics, biostatistics, economics, epidemiology, computer science, social or behavioral sciences, health sciences, business, public administration, public policy, or other related fields).
• OR 4 years of relevant professional work experience or a combination of relevant college coursework and relevant professional experience totaling four years.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The State's policy is to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.