Remote Lead Data Analyst - Contract
This is a 100% Remote position based anywhere in the US and will pay a rate of approximately $60/hr on W2. The project will be an initial 3-month duration with the possibility of extension.
The Lead Data Analyst is responsible for coordinating with business platform stakeholders to document clear and actionable requirements for data solutions. This role is the key link between business needs and the technical data designs to meet these needs. As part of a collaborative remote team, the Lead Data Analyst is skilled at listening deeply to understand core needs and business processes and translate them into the language of data, including data elements and data quality rules.
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate closely with core business owners of systems and business functions to capture data-related requirements and processes
• Maintain clear and actionable business use cases and the data requirements to meet these use cases, including data schema and field-level definitions and rules
• Support technical designers of data solutions (Data Architects, Data Engineers, etc.) in understanding and clarifying the nuances of data requirements from business stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure test cases (unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests) demonstrate business use-case requirements are met
• Support business stakeholders through user acceptance testing to validate data solutions
Skills Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field, or equivalent training
• Three (3) years of relevant professional experience in data analysis, business intelligence, process engineering, data modeling, and/or data management
• Demonstrated ability to translate unstructured requests into structured, detailed, and actionable requirement documentation Proficiency in querying, exploring, and managing data using SQL
• Familiarity with various data storage types (e.g. relational, graph, object storage, data warehouses), ETL pipelines , data modeling , and data transformations o Basic pipeline understanding is required o Alternatives: Experience with tools such as Informatica , Talend , dbt
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders across both business and technical backgrounds Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Ability to clear required background check
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working in industries with rigorous technical environments such as insurance, retail, CPG, high-tech.
• Experience in K-12 education as a teacher, researcher, or data personnel
• Experience with Python/Java
• Experience with visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI)
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Demonstrated experience with agile development and/or the software development lifecycle to build end-to-end products to drive business outcomes
• Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent training
