Research Analyst jobs in United States
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Data/Operations Research Analyst
Peraton
Posted: 10/19/2026Research Specialist II
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Posted: 10/19/2026Senior Foreign Material SME – Operations Research Analyst 5
Mission Technologies, a division of HII
Posted: 10/19/2026Lab Research Analyst I
Duke Careers
Posted: 10/19/2026Research Associate, Core Lab – Echocardiography
NAMSA
Posted: 10/18/2026Research Analyst – Policy Counsel
State of Washington
Posted: 10/17/2026Equity Research Associate
Green Street
Posted: 10/16/2026Senior Tax Research Analyst
H&R Block
Posted: 10/16/2026Associate Research Scientist
OCLC
Posted: 10/16/2026Research Associate
Green Street
Posted: 10/16/2026Research Consultant
Prolific
Posted: 10/16/2026Marketing Analyst – Market Research, Customer Insights
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.
Posted: 10/16/2026Operations Research Analyst
Winvale
Posted: 10/15/2026Competitive Intelligence Analyst
WSGR
Posted: 10/15/2026Research Analyst
Arizona State University
Posted: 10/15/2026Expert Witness Research Analyst
LexisNexis
Posted: 10/15/2026Quantitative Research Associate, Human and Community Development
American Institutes for Research
Posted: 10/15/2026Expert Witness Research Analyst
RELX
Posted: 10/15/2026Expert Witness Research Analyst, Part-Time
RELX
Posted: 10/14/2026Expert Witness Research Analyst – Part-Time
LexisNexis
Posted: 10/14/2026Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in data analysis, including proficiency in SQL, Python, and advanced Excel, while effectively synthesizing diverse data sources into actionable insights. Capable of designing and maintaining dashboards and reports, with strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAbout the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Embed within an assigned program to understand its mission, stakeholders, data landscape, decision cadences, and reporting obligations
- Conduct data and operations research analysis using a customer-deployed Generative AI Platform, agentic workflows, structured retrieval, and AI-assisted analytical tools
- Serve as a power user of the Generative AI Platform and identify optimal AI-augmented analytical workflows
- Acquire, profile, clean, and integrate data from flat files, exports, APIs, databases, knowledge bases, and unstructured content
- Apply descriptive statistics, trend and cohort analysis, segmentation, correlation, inferential techniques, forecasting, optimization, or simulation as appropriate
- Conduct primary and secondary research, document review, stakeholder interviews, process analysis, performance studies, market scans, and policy or regulatory review
- Synthesize disparate unstructured and structured sources into well-sourced narratives and quantitative summaries
- Design, build, and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and recurring reports for program leadership and customers
- Translate ambiguous customer questions into analytical plans, retrieval patterns, prompt strategies, and repeatable workflows
- Evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, source traceability, and methodological soundness
- Develop reusable analytical templates, prompt libraries, dashboard components, briefing formats, and report packages
- Proactively surface trends, exceptions, anomalies, and risks
- Provide feedback to engineering and product teams on platform usability, workflow gaps, integrations, and reporting features
- Support demonstrations, pilot use cases, and proof-of-concept analyses
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, project managers, and customer staff to prioritize analytical use cases and platform enhancements
- Document data sources, definitions, methodologies, and limitations
- Support training, onboarding, and enablement of analysts and program staff
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or a related analytical/research field
- Relevant experience as a data analyst, operations research analyst, research analyst, business analyst, program analyst, customer insights analyst, performance analyst, or comparable analytical role
- Experience producing structured analytical products from diverse data sources, including unstructured documents and correspondence, semi-structured exports, and structured databases
- Experience building dashboards, scorecards, and recurring reports used by leadership or customer stakeholders
- Working proficiency in SQL and advanced Excel
- Experience with at least one BI/visualization tool: Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, Looker, or equivalent
- Working proficiency in Python or R for data wrangling, exploratory analysis, and reporting automation
- Solid grounding in descriptive statistics, trend and segmentation analysis, basic inferential statistics, and operations research techniques
- Research and analysis skills, including scoping questions, gathering authoritative sources, evaluating credibility, synthesizing sources, and clean citation
- Strong critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to assess source reliability, reconcile conflicting inputs, and quantify uncertainty
- Comfort working with disparate, messy, and predominantly unstructured data
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive and customer briefings
- Customer-facing presence and judgment
- Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Ability to work cross-functionally with technical teams
- US Citizenship
- Ability to obtain Public Trust
- Desired: experience with AI-enabled analytical tools, LLMs, agentic AI platforms, prompt engineering, RAG, advanced dashboarding, statistical modeling, data warehousing, Agile delivery, and related analytical technologies
Benefits
Comp & perks- Overtime eligibility may apply
- Shift differential may apply
- Discretionary bonus may apply
- Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans protections
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