Top Data Analyst Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead advanced risk, fraud, and payment optimization analyses for major fintech merchants. Analyze large-scale transactional, ML output, and labeled risk data; design experiments and statistical investigations; develop scalable analytical tools, ETL workflows, dashboards, and reusable frameworks; collaborate with risk product teams; translate findings into merchant strategies and product improvements; enable commercial stakeholders through playbooks and self-service tools; and mentor analysts.

The People Data Analyst supports data-driven people decisions by maintaining Workday and Looker dashboards, auditing data across Workday, Greenhouse, and Snowflake, building reports, transforming data, conducting ad hoc analysis, and delivering actionable insights to People team stakeholders. The role also supports data governance, reporting requests, advanced analytics preparation, and cross-functional data solutions.

Develop data solutions, business intelligence tools, dashboards, and analytical insights while managing data quality, metadata, lineage, security, access governance, and data quality monitoring. Partner with business and technology teams to address complex data problems and enable self-service analytics. The role requires scripting, querying, visualization, AWS development, and data governance expertise.

Serves as an enterprise architecture subject matter expert within a DoD environment. Supports DoD Business Enterprise Architecture initiatives, business process alignment, enterprise strategy, stakeholder analysis, requirements documentation, reporting, and project activities using MEGA HOPEX and Microsoft Office tools.

Lead validation of enterprise-wide analytical tools for risk management: plan and execute validation projects, assess methodology quality and tool risk, prototype best practices, communicate findings, and coach junior staff.

Lead data analytics for network and merchant compliance: design tests, build models and reporting, mine large datasets, improve data quality and processes, advise stakeholders on risk, and manage a team to implement compliance analytics solutions.

Develop business intelligence and revenue reporting tools, automate Finance reporting processes, perform ad hoc and quantitative analyses, and translate complex data into actionable insights. The analyst will support company initiatives, present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and provide decision-making guidance across the organization.

The Data Analyst will evaluate data flow, develop solutions, communicate findings, create data visualizations, and ensure timely project completion.

Work with large game datasets to measure and improve VIP engagement, campaign effectiveness, and player support. Build data models, dashboards, and analyses; collaborate with game analysts, product teams, and stakeholders to provide insights and ad-hoc reporting to optimize player outreach and satisfaction.

Performs Structured Finance security mappings, data quality controls, reconciliations, regulatory reporting checks, and dataset validation. Maintains metadata, data dictionaries, and data lineage for governance and AI-ready initiatives. Investigates and documents data issues while collaborating with Data, Credit Operations, Technology, and global stakeholders. Supports accurate, complete, timely, and compliant ratings and regulatory datasets.

Implement StrataJazz software for healthcare system customers by translating integration specifications, configuring ETL processes, and using SQL and Excel to solve data problems. Partner with customers and internal technical teams, lead training, communicate project risks, execute mitigation plans, and support operational improvement initiatives. The role involves healthcare financial and clinical data, Agile implementation practices, and up to 10% domestic travel.

Analyzes clinical, operational, and financial data to support quality initiatives and organizational decision-making. Responsibilities include data collection, reporting, visualization, trend analysis, forecasting, stakeholder communication, data auditing, error troubleshooting, and automation of tools and processes. The role collaborates with Quality, IT, executive leadership, and other departments while handling sensitive health information in accordance with HIPAA requirements.

Design and build scalable data solutions for high-volume transaction streams. Partner with product and business teams to deliver analytics, dashboards, and insights. Lead data strategy, architecture, governance, quality, lineage, and access controls. Enable self-service capabilities and explore new open-source technologies to support business intelligence and operational needs.

Supports the Demand Planning team by managing part of a demand analyst portfolio, completing recurring reports, analyzing supply chain data, and contributing to cross-functional projects. The intern will identify trends, support forecasting, investigate forecasting errors, and complete a summer project with measurable business impact. Responsibilities also include presenting project results to executives and senior leaders while collaborating with non-technical stakeholders.

Analyze, validate, and transform healthcare payer data for HEDIS, CMS STAR Ratings, quality improvement, and regulatory reporting. Translate requirements into data solutions, source-to-target mappings, business rules, process flows, and functional specifications. Contribute to solution architecture, data modernization, governance, UAT, reconciliation, audits, and defect resolution. Collaborate with quality, population health, care management, technical, and client teams to resolve data issues and improve payer reporting and operational performance.

Supports alternative data operations by monitoring source and furnisher quality, investigating customer issues, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, managing escalations, and coordinating customer integration projects. The role serves as an internal contact for data-source issues, partners with customers to audit reported data, communicates with stakeholders, and recommends solutions to improve operational performance and data reliability.

Lead validation of enterprise analytical tools: refine validation framework, plan and execute projects, assess methodology quality and risk, prototype best practices, communicate findings, and coach junior staff.

Supports the Data Intelligence & Advisory team by gathering business requirements, documenting user stories, participating in Agile ceremonies, translating requirements into technical designs, exploring wireframes, supporting testing and troubleshooting, and assisting with tool deployment planning. The intern works under direct supervision while collaborating with product owners, business users, development, testing, vendors, and internal teams.

Design and build Qlik Sense dashboards and data load transformations for middle/back-office teams. Develop and maintain backend services supporting the trade lifecycle, ensure accurate data flows, own audit-trail reporting, support production systems, and improve performance, reliability, and observability.

Lead and supervise a forensic data analytics team to develop statistical and predictive models, perform large-scale data integration and mining, manage projects and timelines, produce reports and visualizations, and support citywide investigations and audits. Ensure analytical rigor, mentor staff, and maintain data accuracy, security, and cross‑functional collaboration to inform investigative leads and policy recommendations.

Lead a team delivering enterprise-wide model risk reporting and AI-driven automation. Build and deploy scalable ML/AI solutions, conversational reporting, multi-agent workflows, and centralized data integrations. Drive analytics strategy, validate models and data, improve reporting and operational efficiency, and collaborate across business units.

Administer and improve Workday and multi-platform HR security, including role-based access, security groups, access reviews, request approvals, audit support, governance documentation, and compliance controls. Evaluate elevated access requests, identify risks, resolve routine issues, coordinate remediation, and escalate complex decisions. Partner with HR, IT, Legal, and Compliance stakeholders to strengthen policies, processes, and least-privilege access across Workday, Peakon, UKG, Prism, and HR data platforms.

Lead ANSI X12-834 eligibility EDI implementations, including partner onboarding, file configuration, mapping, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support. Coordinate internal teams and external vendors, investigate eligibility data discrepancies, manage implementation timelines, document configurations, and improve data quality and operational processes. Serve as a subject matter expert for eligibility data exchange while providing project updates and technical recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.

Analyzes customer and business requirements, data, test results, and program outputs to implement accurate batch data fulfillment solutions. Serves as a liaison between business, technical, and operational teams; configures systems, executes test plans, troubleshoots processing issues, maintains documentation, and ensures compliance with legal and operational standards. The role also supports process improvements, cost reduction, quality initiatives, and timely program delivery using proprietary systems.

Maintain and integrate investment data; build data systems and ETL pipelines; analyze large datasets; produce visualizations and reports (Tableau/Power BI/D3.js); improve data quality and governance; develop analytical tools; collaborate with clients, system architects, and product teams.