Director, Analytics
Mom's Meals | A Purfoods Company, Ankeny, IA, United States
Overview
Position Summary
The Director, Analytics will lead the organization’s analytics strategy and execution, ensuring data-driven insights are embedded into decision-making, data products are delivered to scale data value and talent develops along key technical and business skill capabilities and competencies.
Salary Range : $164,624-214,011 plus 20% bonus
Benefits
- PTO, holiday pay and holiday of choice
- 401(k) match
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flex spending accounts (FSA) – health and dependent
Position Responsibilities
- Define and execute the enterprise analytics roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making across departments
- Manage and mentor a team of analysts, data scientists, and BI developers
- Oversee design and implementation of analytics products and solutions using Databricks, modern Business and Artificial Intelligence tools and Agile principles
- Champion data governance and build data stewardship and literacy across the business
- Drive adoption of data products to scale data value
- Implement predictive modeling, statistical analysis, AI and machine learning where applicable
- Leverage Python for advanced analytics, automation, and integration with Databricks workflows
- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to the analytics stack
- Monitor and manage Analytics services demand, aligning expectations and delivery to highest priority and value
- Partner with business leaders to identify analytics opportunities and deliver actionable insights
- Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership in clear, compelling formats
Required Skills And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or related field
- 8+ years in analytics roles, with 3+ years in leadership positions
- Demonstrated ability to develop and performance manage analytics professionals
- Data science and financial analytics expertise with deep understanding of appropriate study design and analysis techniques and business case development
- Hands-on experience with Databricks for data engineering and analytics workflows
- Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and integration
- Strong skills in Fabric and Power BI for semantics, business intelligence and data visualization
- Solid understanding of SQL, Python, data modeling, and ETL processes
- Expertise in data and analytics supporting healthcare sales, operations and delivery
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects with undefined, large and/or complex scope
- Expert storyteller, regularly leverages data and visualization techniques to secure actions against recommendations and mentors others in better use of data in storytelling
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder partnership skills
- Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights and business problems into analytics solutions
- Data Product lifecycle
- Agile delivery experience
Preferred Skills And Experience
- Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or related field
- Certifications in Databricks, Power BI, or cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Experience with machine learning frameworks and MLOps practices
- Familiarity with data governance tools and compliance standards
- Knowledge of advanced BI features (Power BI Copilot, AI-driven analytics)
- Familiarity with healthcare risk adjustment models such as HCC and CDPS
- Familiarity with claims groupers such as Milliman’s HCG
- Product management training or analytics product delivery experience
Physical Requirements
- Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
- Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus