Lead Research Analyst

🕒 September 16

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔬 Research Analyst

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Lightcast

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501 - 1000 employees

🏢 Enterprise

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

Enterprise • Education • Government

Lightcast is a leading authority on labor market data, providing trusted and comprehensive labor market analytics to drive decisions across education, enterprise, and government sectors. With more than 23 years of experience, Lightcast delivers detailed insights into skills, jobs, supply and demand through an extensive data set generated from millions of job postings, career profiles, and other sources across the globe. Their services are designed to help educational institutions, enterprises, and government organizations build future-ready workforces by using AI-enabled and continuously updated data. Lightcast is globally recognized and trusted by industry innovators, and is a vital resource for organizations navigating workforce challenges and demographic changes in the labor market.

📋 Description

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex analytical workstreams from problem framing through final insights • Translate complex workforce datasets into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for client decision-making • Develop executive-ready narratives, visualizations, and presentations communicating key findings • Structure insights to support strategic decisions and transformation initiatives • Ensure data accuracy, methodological consistency, and alignment with delivery standards • Review and validate analytical work from Senior Analysts and Analysts • Document methodologies, data transformations, and analytical assumptions • Monitor analytical workflows for timeliness, efficiency, and risk mitigation • Develop templates, standard modules, and reusable analytical assets • Improve analytical processes, methodologies, and standardization • Assess analytical feasibility, complexity, and effort for proposed workstreams • Collaborate with internal teams and clients to align analytical outputs with project objectives • Mentor analysts and contribute to scalable methodologies and best practices

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in analytics, consulting, research, or a related field • Degree in quantitative field preferred (Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field) • Experience working in client-facing or stakeholder-facing environments • Experience owning complex analytical workstreams end-to-end, from problem framing to delivery • Ability to translate complex data into clear insights, narratives, and decision-support recommendations • Ability to manage multiple analytical workstream components with strong attention to detail and quality control • Ability to navigate ambiguity while balancing analytical rigor, speed, and client context • Experience creating client-ready visualizations, presentations, and analytical storytelling • Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders • Strong background in quantitative analysis, data interpretation, and quality assurance • Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, or similar analytical programming tools • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace, especially Excel and PowerPoint • Experience mentoring analysts and contributing to reusable analytical frameworks or best practices • Experience in workforce analytics, skills data, HR technology, or labor economics is a plus • Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship • Must live and work in a state where Lightcast is authorized to operate; the role excludes Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity workplace and commitment to diversity of thought and unique perspectives • Remote work-from-home arrangement • Mentoring and professional development through analyst mentorship • No employment visa sponsorship is provided

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