Senior Analyst – National Characterization

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $75k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Circular Action Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing • Logistics

Circular Action Alliance is a nonprofit, producer-led Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that coordinates and implements extended producer responsibility (EPR) and stewardship programs for paper and packaging across multiple U. S. states. CAA provides harmonized compliance services, producer registration and reporting, program administration, and stakeholder engagement to advance an efficient, effective circular economy for packaging materials.

📋 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 national sort category frameworks • Evaluate state and local waste characterization studies for methodological alignment and integration opportunities • Provide strategic guidance to state teams on data quality and reporting issues • Oversee integration of characterization data into enterprise data structures and analytical frameworks • Develop and improve processes for data intake, validation, metadata management, documentation, assumptions, and version control • Develop analytical methodologies for contamination, capture, and recycling rate metrics • Direct comparative and trend analyses, cross-state benchmarking, visualizations, and reporting deliverables • Establish QA/QC frameworks, validation standards, acceptance criteria, and SOPs • Partner with the Data & Analytics team on data architecture, workflows, reporting, and analytical needs • 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 • Experience leading complex data initiatives and engaging cross-functional stakeholders • 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 • Experience developing scalable, reproducible analytical workflows preferred • Experience developing standards, SOPs, governance frameworks, or data management practices • Strong project leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills • Ability to communicate technical analyses, methodologies, and data limitations clearly • Master’s degree in a related field preferred • Must be based in the United States of America