Data Analyst - Federal Government

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. 

We are seeking an experienced Analyst to plan, manage, and execute on a wide variety of  analytic requests from our clients at the National Risk Management Center (DHS CISA). These requests are unique and varied, as is the ideal candidate’s experience and interest. 

This is a rewarding and challenging role that requires a proactive and consultative mindset with exceptional proficiency across a diverse blend of skillsets: technical data concepts and programming, clear communication and strategic thinking, data translation and storytelling, writing, and ability to easily and comfortably zoom in and out of analyses at a macro-level down to row-level data validation. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with data modeling, visualization, and using a variety of analytic approaches to help solve complex problems. 

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, remote position through March 2025, with the possibility of extension based on business capacity. 

Responsibilities: 

• Work collaboratively with external clients to assess drivers of quality, engagement, and utilization 

• Identify and quantify potential areas of clinical quality, financial, technical, and operational improvement 

• Extract, analyze, and interpret data from many different domains. 

• Interface with executive leadership, subject matter experts, end users, technology vendors and various stakeholders to ensure cross-functional buy-in 

• Establish highly effective and efficient operating models within complex projects 

• Conduct day-to-day ad hoc analyses as needed for our clients 

• Ideate, develop and document new processes for ad-hoc data extracts and analysis; develop and maintain reports; identify issues including defects in logic or data quality; capture business requirements including data definitions 

Qualifications: 

• 3-5 years' experience in a similar role  

• BA/BS Degree preferred in a quantitative discipline 

• Proficiency with modern approaches in data analytics (e.g., statistics, machine learning, econometrics)  

• Solid understanding of at least one programming language with extensive support for data analytics (e.g., Python and/or R preferred)  

• Proficiency with geospatial concepts. Experience with ArcGIS preferred.  

• Hands-on experience using and programming data and BI tools, data visualizations tools, querying language (e.g., SQL), statistical software such as Python or R, as well as general health service research and outcomes reporting-analytics 

• Ability to learn and engage effectively with new (an often proprietary) technologies— explore and extract data, identify the data story from existing data plus the data gaps, and use this to propose strategic recommendations to clients’ senior leadership 

• Comfortable leading internal discussions and external client meetings, with a focus on summarizing and effectively communicating complex data findings to a wider audience  

• Ability to contribute to client-facing dialogue and help stakeholders understand data output while facilitating the development of analytical reporting solutions to meet sometimes vague business needs 

• Strong oral and written communication skills  

Nice to Have: 

• Experience with multiple business intelligence tools and data mining technologies 

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up (or similar) environment 

• Experience with understanding business context for analytics to help address performance issues, be able to identify and speak to drivers that impact business performance 

• Ability to create visually compelling and user-centered presentations or interfaces 

• Versed in a variety of technology stacks (Confluence, Jira, Trello, Google, AWS, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, open source, etc.) 

• Ability to obtain DHS Suitability 

RS21 is committed to transparent and fair compensation. The final salary within this range will be determined based on relevant experience. Comprehensive benefits include flexible paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance with a generous employer contribution to premiums for employees and their dependents, a 401k plan with a 3% employer safe harbor contribution, and more.  

Pay range$70,000—$80,000 USD

About RS21:
RS21 is a rapidly growing data science company that uses artificial intelligence, design, data engineering, and modern software development methods to empower organizations to make data-driven decisions that positively impact the world. Our innovative solutions are insightful, intuitive, inspiring, and intellectually honest. With teams in Albuquerque, NM, Washington, DC, and distributed throughout the United States, RS21 is an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company two years in a row and a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators

We help clients achieve programmatic goals, improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and maximize productivity using MOTHR, our AI engine, that allows users to seamlessly integrate data and reveal insights at hyper speed. We navigate complex data issues in the fields of healthcare, defense, safety, urban planning, energy, cyber, land use, climate, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, space, and social equity.