Data Analyst - Federal Government - Remote

Overview

RS21 is a dynamic and rapidly growing company with 65+ employees doing good with data to make a significant impact. Our nine core values empower a culture of integrity, learning, risk-taking, creativity, and consistent improvement. We prioritize helping our team achieve a healthy work-life balance with flexible schedules and remote work options. As a testament to our exceptional culture, we were named a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators.

In Short

• Act as a consultant in complex or mission-critical client requirements.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support new domain spaces and technologies.
• Synthesize research and analysis to diverse set of stakeholders and clients.
• Work to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and develop comprehensive solutions to complex problems.
• Support the development of divisional policies, standards, processes, work instructions and templates.
• Perform research and investigations of government regulations particularly in relation to critical infrastructure and risk analysis.
• Participate in all phases of scientific and analysis projects such as research, design, development, testing, modeling, simulating, training, and documentation.
• Create compelling and intuitive visualizations using and/or representing complex and diverse datasets.
• Integrate and harmonize disparate sources of data to create novel datasets that can be used to develop new insights and solutions.
• Use exploratory techniques to assess the completeness and appropriateness of data for a given problem.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline with quantitative coursework.
• 3-7 years prior experience in a similar role.
• Broad range of experience in the analysis of agency business issues and ability to create practical solutions.
• Strong experience with library/internet research and excitement about learning details of new domain spaces and technologies.
• Ability to communicate well with clients, both in written reports and verbal communications.
• Proficiency with modern approaches in data analytics (e.g., statistics, machine learning, econometrics).
• Familiarity with at least one programming language with extensive support for data analytics (e.g., Python and/or R preferred).
• Aptitude for working with a diverse set of stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
• Ability to obtain DHS suitability.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with a generous employer contribution to premiums for employees and their dependents.
• 401k plan with a 3% employer safe harbor contribution.
• Comprehensive benefits package.