Senior Data Analyst, Public Sector

Washington, DC

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Scale's Data Analytics team is centralized, embedding data analysts across delivery, operations, finance, and engineering to turn ambiguous problems into clear, actionable insights. As a Senior Data Analyst for Public Sector, you'll build analytics solutions from the ground up - partnering closely with cross-functional teams and leadership to solve complex problems, design dashboards, build tables, and perform ad-hoc analyses that shape how Scale runs and measures its Public Sector business. We're looking for someone who's relentlessly curious, comfortable owning ambiguity, and skilled at turning cross-functional relationships into sustainable, scalable analytics solutions. Active Secret U.S. security clearance required

You will:

Own data quality for your domain - document models, troubleshoot discrepancies, and establish centralized metric definitions Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, define, and track key metrics to be used in monitoring, planning, and one-off decision-making Develop repeatable, scalable analytical solutions, such as dashboards, data models, or standard processes Partner with Ops to identify and track efficiency initiatives, measuring their impact on cost, quality, and delivery outcomes over time Partner with Finance to analyze cost drivers across programs and help inform pricing strategy Be willing to deepdive when needed and dig into the messy details to get to the root of a problem Initiate and drive complex projects to completion with minimal guidance

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Ideally you'd have:

6+ years of relevant work experience Advanced SQL skills and experience building with data modeling tools (e.g. DBT) Experience building dashboards and reports with BI tools (e.g. Tableau, Metabase) Strong business acumen - comfortable partnering directly with cross-functional stakeholders Excellent communication skills - able to translate technical analysis into clear, actionable narratives Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment and able to make sound trade-offs Active Secret U.S. security clearance is required; Top Secret U.S. clearance is preferred

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At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information. We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision . PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data. Please see our privacy policy for additional information.