Senior Analyst – National Characterization

🕒 September 9

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $107k - $127k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Circular Action Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Circular Action Alliance is an organization working to create a circular economy for paper and packaging. It coordinates producer-funded recycling programs, submits program plans under extended producer responsibility laws (for example SB 54 in California), and invests in recycling access and responsible end markets. The organization provides resources for producers (registration, producer resource center, fee-setting consultation, steering committee) and is active in multiple U. S. states including California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Lead acquisition, stewardship, analysis, and reporting of material characterization data across CAA states • Establish and maintain national standards for data quality, consistency, and comparability • Lead development and maintenance of sort category frameworks across states • Evaluate state and local waste characterization studies for methodological alignment and integration opportunities • Provide strategic guidance to state teams on data quality, standardized practices, and reporting requirements • Oversee integration of characterization data into enterprise data structures and analytical frameworks • Develop and improve SOPs for data intake, QA/QC, data management, analytical methodologies, and long-term governance • Lead intake and integration of new, legacy, third-party, and state-generated datasets • Oversee metadata management, documentation, assumptions, and version control • Direct comparative and trend analyses, cross-state benchmarking, and performance metric development • Oversee analytical summaries, data visualizations, dashboards, and reporting deliverables • Partner with Data & Analytics to align data structures, classifications, and workflows with enterprise architecture • Report to the Senior Manager – National Characterization • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required • 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in waste characterization, recycling, materials management, environmental data analysis, or related fields • Leadership of complex data initiatives and cross-functional stakeholder engagement • Advanced proficiency in Python and/or R • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills • Experience overseeing large, complex datasets • Experience implementing data governance, QA/QC, and quality management practices • Strong knowledge of waste characterization methodologies, material classification systems, and performance metric development, including contamination, capture, and recycling rate calculations • Experience developing standards, SOPs, governance frameworks, or data management practices • Proven ability to translate technical analyses, methodologies, and data limitations into clear recommendations • Strong project leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills • Working knowledge of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs and related policy, regulatory, and reporting frameworks • Strong technical writing skills • Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences • Ability to prioritize and oversee multiple projects and stakeholder needs • Ability to operate independently and exercise sound professional judgment