251111 - Data analyst

Imports, validates, cleans, transforms, validates, models, or interprets data sets based on the company's business objectives. Ensures consistent and reliable data is provided from data sources and data warehouses. Uses different algorithms and IT tools depending on the situation and available data.

Main activities

• reduces data to its exact basic form, eliminates redundancy, increases consistency;
• collects, processes and analyzes relevant data and information, properly stores and updates data, presents numbers and other data, uses graphs and statistical charts; 
• analyzes market data, scientific documents, customer requirements and updated questionnaires, evaluates development and innovations in areas of expertise; 
• administers all types of data resources during their life cycle, performs data profiling, analysis, standardization, cleaning, identification, improvement and auditing; 
• collects and evaluates large numerical data, identifies data models.

Characteristic competences

• normalize data;
• use data processing methods;
• analyze existing data;
• manage data;
• analyze large data sets.