Turn Data into Decisions: Help Build the Analytics Foundation of a Growing Mission-Driven Organization 

Position Overview

As the Business Analyst at Sigma Nursing, you will step into a role that does not yet have a playbook, because writing that playbook is a significant part of the job. The organization is currently seeking to establish effective KPIS/OKRs, enterprise health and global impact dashboards, and grow data literacy among staff. You will help accomplish that by working closely with and reporting to the Director of Strategic Initiatives to conceptualize, build, and maintain the data reporting and visualization infrastructure that organizational and executive leadership needs to make informed, confident decisions. 

This is not a traditional business analyst role where the scope is well-defined, and the systems are already in place. You will be building from the ground up, which means you need to be as comfortable with ambiguity as you are with data. You will translate vague stakeholder requests into clear, actionable reporting, identify what is actually being asked versus what is actually possible, and deliver solutions that are not just technically sound but genuinely usable by the people who need them. When you hand off a dashboard, you do not just hand over the file; you make sure the person on the other end understands it and can use it independently. 

Your primary output will be data visualizations and dashboards, built to be dynamic, refreshable, and audience-appropriate. In the near term, that means standing up dashboards that the executive leadership team feels confident checking and interpreting on their own. You will also play a meaningful role in an upcoming association management system (AMS) transition, contributing to data cleanse, migration, architecture, and setup as the organization’s tech stack evolves. 

You will collaborate primarily with the Director of Strategic Initiatives, but you will increasingly interface with staff across departments, including Membership and Volunteer Engagement, Marketing, and Executive Services, to understand their data and reporting needs and design self-service solutions that reduce dependency over time. An indirect working relationship with the Director of Information Technology will also be part of your role, particularly on technology and systems projects. You will need to be able to take direction and collaborate effectively across that relationship. 

Success in this role at six to twelve months looks like a global impact dashboard and an organizational health dashboard that are up, running, and being actively used by leadership without hand-holding. It looks like a data empowered staff, a clearer picture of the organization’s key metrics, and a foundation of reporting infrastructure that can grow with the organization. 

This role is a strong opportunity for someone who has been working in a technical, data, or administrative capacity and is ready to move toward a more strategic, cross-functional scope. Over time, this position has real potential to evolve toward executive-facing presentations, data strategy, and project leadership. 

Location, Travel & Compensation

This is a hybrid and remote-friendly role, open to U.S.-based professionals nationwide. 

Domestic travel to organizational events and in-person gatherings is expected approximately 1 - 3 times per year. 

The starting salary range for this position is $55,000 - $65,000; offers are made within this range to ensure equity, consistency, and fiscal responsibility. 

A Week in the Life

Your week typically begins by orienting around active projects and priorities. In the early weeks and months, that means spending significant time getting to know the organization: meeting with teams, learning the business and operating plan, and building familiarity with the existing tech stack, especially Wrike and the current AMS. You are absorbing context quickly and asking good questions, because understanding how the organization works is the prerequisite to improving how it tracks and measures its work. 

A significant portion of your week is spent in the data itself. This might mean building or refining a visualization in Power BI or Excel, working through a data cleanse task, writing a query to pull a specific data set, or diagnosing why a report is not refreshing correctly. You are detail-oriented and precise in this work, and you hold yourself to a high standard on accuracy because you know that the decisions being made off your output matter. 

Stakeholder conversations are a regular part of your week as well. Staff across the organization will bring you data requests, and your job is not just to fulfill the request but to understand what is being asked and why. You are comfortable saying, “I hear what you’re asking for, but here’s what I think you actually need,” and helping people get to the right question before you build the answer. These conversations require patience, curiosity, and the ability to communicate clearly with people at varying levels of technical familiarity. 

You work closely with the Director of Strategic Initiatives throughout the week, checking in on priorities, pressure-testing approaches, and collaborating on how to move projects forward. Your manager gives a lot of feedback and changes direction when a good argument is made; you need to be someone who can engage with that dynamic productively, push back when you have a better idea, and move forward decisively once a direction is set. 

Depending on the week, you may also be supporting Wrike training development, assisting with project management tasks, or contributing to a technology transition project. The scope of this role extends a bit beyond a traditional business analyst function, and that is by design. The work that flows through Executive Services is broad, and you are expected to be a contributor across it, not just within a narrow technical lane. 

No two weeks are identical, and that is the nature of building something new. You bring structure to ambiguity, creativity to open-ended problems, and the self-motivation to keep moving even when the path is not fully clear.

Know Your CliftonStrengths? Here’s What We’re Looking For 

The strengths most needed to thrive in this role are: 

1. Analytical - You do not just run a report; you interrogate it. You are energized by finding the real story inside a data set, skeptical of surface-level conclusions, and precise about what the numbers actually say versus what someone wishes they said. In a role where you are building reporting from scratch, this rigor is what makes your output trustworthy. 

1. Ideation - You are energized by building something from nothing. When there is no established framework, no precedent, and no template to follow, you do not freeze; you generate. You bring creative approaches to data visualization, find unexpected angles on familiar problems, and are genuinely excited by the open-ended nature of this work. 

1. Input - You are a natural researcher and information gatherer. You ask good questions, stay curious about how things work, and build a broad base of knowledge across tools, methods, and best practices that you can draw on when the right approach is not obvious. In a role where best practices in data visualization and query language are always evolving, this strength keeps you current. 

1. Communication - You can translate. Whether you are explaining a complex data model to a non-technical stakeholder, presenting a dashboard to the executive team, or helping someone understand why the report they asked for is not actually what they need, you make technical concepts accessible without losing precision. Your clarity builds trust with people who do not speak your language. 

1. Adaptability - You move well in a shifting environment. When priorities change, when a project takes an unexpected turn, or when feedback requires you to rework something you spent weeks building, you adjust without losing momentum or becoming discouraged. You are grounded and flexible, and you help the work keep moving. 

You Would Thrive in This Position If:

• You bring demonstrated Excel proficiency, including experience with Power Query, macros, or VBA. Familiarity with lookup functions such as XLOOKUP or index match is expected. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable data visualization platform is preferred; self-taught or course-based knowledge is equally valued, and recency matters more than the credential. 
• You are comfortable building in ambiguity. You do not need a fully defined scope or an existing template to get started; you can research, propose, and iterate toward solutions without constant direction. You are self-motivated and can prioritize effectively when the workload is uneven, or the instructions are incomplete. 
• You are a clear and confident communicator across audiences. You can take a stakeholder’s vague request, translate it into what they actually need, and deliver something they can use independently. You are equally comfortable in a technical conversation with an IT colleague and a strategic conversation with an executive. 
• You have a background that has prepared you to work with data, systems, and organizational processes. This might come from a technical, administrative, marketing, project management, or statistics background; what matters is that you bring relevant analytical and organizational skills and are ready to apply them in a cross-functional environment. 
• You can take feedback, push back constructively, and change direction without ego. Your manager gives a lot of feedback, shifts approaches when a good case is made, and expects the same in return. You need to be someone who engages with that dynamic, not someone who either digs in rigidly or capitulates without advocating for your own thinking. 
• You are willing to work across a broader scope than a traditional BA role. This position sits within Executive Services, which means some of your work will extend into project management support, training development (including Wrike), and administrative tasks alongside the data and analytics work. You come in ready for that and do not resent it. 
• SQL or SOQL knowledge is a meaningful plus, as is experience working in an association or AMS environment. Familiarity with data visualization best practices, executive-facing reporting, or KPI and OKR frameworks is valued, though the ability and motivation to learn these on the job is equally important.

Who We Are

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (also known as Sigma Nursing or Sigma) is a global nursing organization with more than 100 years of impact, but what really sets us apart is how we support people—both the nurses we serve and the team members who make our work possible. We’re a community-oriented group of approximately 50 employees based in Indianapolis, Indiana, working in a remote-friendly environment. At Sigma, you’ll find a culture that values accountability, growth, and purpose. We offer strong health and retirement benefits, support professional development, and encourage open communication and collaboration across teams. If you’re looking for a place where your work matters and your growth is supported, you’ll feel right at home here.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the global nursing community we serve. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Ready to Join Us?

Apply today and help drive Sigma’s mission forward—building a stronger, more connected global nursing community.