Data Research Analyst

The Role

Morningstar DBRS is seeking a Data Research Analyst to join our Data Management team supporting Structured Finance   security mappings   and enterprise data initiatives. This role   is responsible for   ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of critical ratings and regulatory datasets, while contributing to broader data governance and   AI ‑ ready   data standards across the organization.

This position offers exposure to   fixed income data   and AI / Data governance functions   and works closely with global stakeholders across Data, Credit Operations, and Technology teams.

The Responsibilities:

- Perform Structured Finance security mapping s , ensuring accuracy and completeness of identifiers.

- Execute daily data quality controls across production datasets, including   pre ‑ publication   validations and reconciliations against external sources.

- Contribute to data governance   and AI ready   initiatives, including population and maintenance of metadata,   data dictionary, and mapping out data lineage

- Investigate, resolve, and document data issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders.

- Support regulatory and reporting processes, including execution of data quality checks aligned to regulatory standards

- Reconcile regulatory datasets and reporting outputs to ensure consistency and compliance

The Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in   Business ,   Economics, Finance, Data Science or Management Studies

- 1–3 years of experience in data   governance , data operations, analytics, or financial services

- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with   time ‑ sensitive ,   high ‑ quality   data

- Proven ability to analyze, reconcile, and   validate   datasets from multiple sources

- Proficiency   in Microsoft Excel; experience with databases or SQL is an asset

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams

The Preferred Qualifications:

- Ex perience related   to Structured Finance, credit ratings, or capital markets data

- Experience with data governance, metadata, or data quality frameworks

- Experience working with AI initiatives and projects

## Base Salary Compensation Range
$47,476.00-$69,634.66
Incentive Target Percentage
7.5% Annual

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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