Associate Data Specialist

Are you a team player?
Do you experience in Data Evaluation and Validation ?
About Our Team
Data Operations (DO) within Elsevier is responsible for ensuring that Secondary content is correctly acquired, processed, stored, distributed to external customer and made available to Elsevier's product websites for the end user customers.

About The Role
The Associate Data Specialist will closely collaborate with various stakeholders and establish data-quality metrics, requirements and create reports for monitoring quality and corrections. They are responsible to analyze and categorize the data. They also capture information and involve systematic gathering and organizing of data. They use a variety of technical skills, including data mining, data modelling, and to extract and interpret data from large datasets. An Data Analyst requires a strong business acumen and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ability to critically analyze and evaluate written content to discern writing styles, patterns, and contextual information.
• Strong research skills to gather evidence from both internal and external web sources.
• Familiarity with various search engines, databases, and online repositories.
• Familiarity with scientific research, publications, affiliations, co-authors, citations etc.
• To take decisions based on the evidence from internal and external sources.
• Thoroughly examine the data listed in each profile and determine their association with the target author.
• Assess the content, writing style, and contextual information to make well-informed decisions.
• Evaluate and identify evidence for each data, considering the reliability and relevance of the information.
• Research external web sources to gather additional evidence supporting or refuting the association with the target author.
• Gather information on faculty members including personal details, employment history, academic qualifications, contact information, research interests, and any other relevant details outlined in the university's website or faculties personal or professional web pages.
• Enter collected data accurately into a spreadsheet and faculty roaster database.
• Organize the data in a structured manner according to the specified fields and categories.
• Ensure consistency and uniformity in data formatting and presentation.
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of the entered data through cross-referencing.
• Address any discrepancies or missing information promptly through follow-up communication and verification processes.
• Regularly update the faculty roaster to reflect any changes in faculty members' personal information, employment status, academic credentials, or research interests.
• Implement quality assurance measures to uphold the integrity and accuracy of the faculty roaster data.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and organizational policies regarding the handling and storage of sensitive faculty information.
• Generate reports, summaries, or analyses from the faculty roaster data as requested by management or other stakeholders.

Requirement

• Education level – Any Bachelor's Degree
• Work Experience – Minimum of 3 Years
• Collaborating & leading teams to solve problems and implement innovative solutions.
• Have excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office with proficiency in Excel and the ability to learn new systems.
• Work as a team player and effectively collaborate within a matrix organization.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment required.
• Experience/Knowledge in JIRA is preferred.
• Contribute ideas to the improvement of Process.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

Benefits
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Covers you, your immediate family, and parents.
• Enhanced Health Insurance Options: Competitive rates negotiated by the company.
• Group Life Insurance: Ensuring financial security for your loved ones.
• Group Accident Insurance: Extra protection for accidental death and permanent disablement.
• Flexible Working Arrangement: Achieve a harmonious work-life balance.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access support for personal and work-related challenges.
• Medical Screening: Your well-being is a top priority.
• Modern Family Benefits: Maternity, paternity, and adoption support.
• Long-Service Awards: Recognizing dedication and commitment.
• New Baby Gift: Celebrating the joy of parenthood.
• Subsidized Meals in Chennai: Enjoy delicious meals at discounted rates.
• Various Paid Time Off: Take time off with Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, and Gazetted Public Holidays.
• Free Transport pick up and drop from the home -office - home (applies in Chennai)

About The Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.