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Data Research Analyst

Morningstar


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 59900 - 87850
Posted: 4 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Role

Morningstar DBRS is seeking a Data Research Analyst to join our Data Management team supporting Structured Financesecurity mappingsand enterprise data initiatives. This roleis responsible forensuring the accuracy completeness and timeliness of critical ratings and regulatory datasets while contributing to broader data governance andAIreadydata standards across the organization.

This position offers exposure tofixed income dataand AI / Data governance functionsand works closely with global stakeholders across Data Credit Operations and Technology teams.

The Responsibilities:

  • Perform Structured Finance security mappings ensuring accuracy and completeness of identifiers.

  • Execute daily data quality controls across production datasets includingprepublicationvalidations and reconciliations against external sources.

  • Contribute to data governanceand AI readyinitiatives including population and maintenance of metadatadata 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:

  • Bachelors degree inBusinessEconomics Finance Data Science or Management Studies

  • 13 years of experience in datagovernance data operations analytics or financial services

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work withtimesensitivehighqualitydata

  • Proven ability to analyze reconcile andvalidatedatasets from multiple sources

  • Proficiencyin 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:

  • Experience relatedto Structured Finance credit ratings or capital markets data

  • Experience with data governance metadata or data quality frameworks

  • Experience working with AI initiatives and projects

Total Cash Compensation (Base Plus Bonus Target) $59900 to $87850

Compensation and Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. Thats why we champion your wellness through a wide range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

  • Financial Health

    • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary

    • Stock Ownership Potential

    • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary commission

  • Physical Health

    • Comprehensive health benefits(medical/dental/vision)including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2000 annually) for specific plansand coverages

    • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual

    • Company-provided long- and short-termdisabilityinsurance

  • Emotional Health

    • Trust-Based Time Off

    • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program

    • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave

    • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave

    • Adoption Assistance

    • Leadership Coaching & FormalMentorshipOpportunities

    • Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses

    • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Social Health

    • Charitable Matching Gifts program

    • Dollars for Doers volunteer program

    • Paid volunteering days

    • 15 Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Morningstars hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as weve found that were at our best when were purposely together on a regular 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 youll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.


Required Experience:

IC


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