Research Analyst jobs in United States

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Peraton

Data/Operations Research Analyst

Peraton

Posted: 10/19/2026
PythonSQLTableau
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Research Specialist II

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Posted: 10/19/2026
Mission Technologies, a division of HII

Senior Foreign Material SME – Operations Research Analyst 5

Mission Technologies, a division of HII

Posted: 10/19/2026
TypeScript
Duke Careers

Lab Research Analyst I

Duke Careers

Posted: 10/19/2026
NAMSA

Research Associate, Core Lab – Echocardiography

NAMSA

Posted: 10/18/2026
Google Cloud Platform
State of Washington

Research Analyst – Policy Counsel

State of Washington

Posted: 10/17/2026
Green Street

Equity Research Associate

Green Street

Posted: 10/16/2026
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H&R Block

Senior Tax Research Analyst

H&R Block

Posted: 10/16/2026
OCLC

Associate Research Scientist

OCLC

Posted: 10/16/2026
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Green Street

Research Associate

Green Street

Posted: 10/16/2026
PythonSQL
Prolific

Research Consultant

Prolific

Posted: 10/16/2026
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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Marketing Analyst – Market Research, Customer Insights

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Posted: 10/16/2026
Winvale

Operations Research Analyst

Winvale

Posted: 10/15/2026
Python

Competitive Intelligence Analyst

WSGR

Posted: 10/15/2026
Arizona State University

Research Analyst

Arizona State University

Posted: 10/15/2026
LexisNexis

Expert Witness Research Analyst

LexisNexis

Posted: 10/15/2026
American Institutes for Research

Quantitative Research Associate, Human and Community Development

American Institutes for Research

Posted: 10/15/2026
RELX

Expert Witness Research Analyst

RELX

Posted: 10/15/2026
RELX

Expert Witness Research Analyst, Part-Time

RELX

Posted: 10/14/2026
LexisNexis

Expert Witness Research Analyst – Part-Time

LexisNexis

Posted: 10/14/2026
Peraton

Data/Operations Research Analyst

Peraton
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $66,000 - $106,000 per yearWebsite
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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.

Highest-signal resume keywords
SQL ProficiencyPython Data WranglingDashboard DevelopmentDescriptive StatisticsAI-Enabled Analytical Tools

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PythonSQLTableau

About 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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Hard Skills
Data AnalysisOperations ResearchStatistical ModelingTrend AnalysisCohort AnalysisData IntegrationData ProfilingForecastingSimulationData Cleaning
Soft Skills
Critical ThinkingAnalytical ReasoningProblem-SolvingCommunicationCustomer Engagement
Tools & Technologies
Generative AI PlatformPower BITableauPlotlyLookerExcelAPIsDatabasesAgentic AI PlatformsRAG
Certifications & Qualifications
Public Trust Eligibility
Industry Keywords
Data AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsOperations ResearchSocial SciencesPerformance AnalysisMarket ResearchPolicy ReviewStakeholder EngagementResearch MethodologiesQuantitative Analysis