Workforce Analyst

Certain terms and conditions of employment for this position, including the rate of pay, benefits, etc., are currently subject to negotiation with the appropriate union.

As part of the People Analytics team, the workforce analyst supports workforce reporting, analytics, and metric development activities that inform operational and strategic decision-making across UCSF. Working under the direction of the Director of People Analytics, the incumbent partners with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to investigate workforce questions, develop workforce metrics, conduct analyses, and deliver reporting solutions that support organizational priorities. Working under the direction of the Director of People Analytics, the the technically-oriented workforce analyst will support leadership requests, develop metrics, conduct analyses, and operationalize business questions into reporting and analytics products. 

This role will touch upon the broad portfolio of People Analytics domains, including workforce demographics, workforce movement, human resources operational analytics, occupational health, learning and compliant, engagement, and other workforce-related initiatives. 

Working closely with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders, the incumbent contributes to analytic solution design, validates outputs, and translates workforce requirements into technical solutions. The position requires strong technical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to independently execute complex assignments while escalating novel architectural, governance, or enterprise-wide decisions to senior team members. The analyst independently executes assigned analyses and reporting projects while receiving guidance on prioritization, stakeholder management, and novel or highly complex analytical problems.

Department Overview

The mission of the Enterprise Information and Analytics (EIA) department is to advance UCSF’s institutional priorities by enhancing access to and the use of data and analytics, including appropriate data platforms and data governance, in a manner that meets the unique needs across the education, research, and care mission areas. The department achieves its goals by working with clinical, research, education, and business partners to organize, integrate, govern, and transform UCSF’s data assets into actionable insight and information.

People Analytics owns enterprise-wide assets for UCSF as a whole, used for both operational and analytical purposes, as well as departmental and business assets to drive business insights and decisions.