Analyst - LeadView

Urban Science Applications, Inc.•Woodcliff Lake, NJ

2d•$70,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst supports the delivery of LeadView services for Urban Science as part of a collaborative account team. The position blends strong technical expertise with client facing skills to deliver high quality analyses, projects, and solutions with accuracy and efficiency. Regular, in person collaboration with the local team is essential to success in this role. This role follows a hybrid work model based out of our Woodcliff Lake, NJ office. Candidates must be able to work in person two days per week (currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays). During initial training, additional in-office time may be required to support hands-on learning and collaboration.

Requirements

Requires the ability to compose and verbally deliver information of varying levels, using appropriate grammar, tone, inflection and non-verbal cues, while also listening to and correctly deciphering verbal communication delivered by others
Requires the ability and capacity to communicate ideas, facts and data in writing using appropriate grammar, syntax and sentence structure
Requires the ability to understand a situation by breaking it apart into smaller pieces, and/or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step causal way
Requires the ability to strive for optimal results by taking responsibility for timeliness, commitment to task and adherence to performance standards
Requires the ability to behave in a trustworthy & transparent manner
Requires the ability to work cooperatively with others and be part of a team
Requires the ability to keep emotions under control and to restrain from negative actions or behaviors
Requires knowledge of basic descriptive statistics and ability to execute simple statistical analyses, create scatter plots, bar charts and histograms; requires ability to apply the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem
Requires demonstrated knowledge of MS Excel for charting and graphing of data, writing formulas, utilizing functions, and filtering, sorting and formatting of data
Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university (or equivalent foreign institution).
Technical or quantitative degrees are strongly preferred, including engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, applied science, information systems, operations research, or related fields.
Candidates with non-technical degrees will be considered if they demonstrate the analytical, technical, and programming capabilities required for the role.

Nice To Haves

intermediate knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Access is preferred
Working knowledge of relational database concepts, which require gathering and manipulating data manually is preferred
knowledge and experience with SQL is preferred
Progress towards: Apprentice-level certification for one practice area
Urban Science Ambassador designation.
Completion of Statistics I & Basic Statistics Assessment (or external equivalent).
Completion of Introduction to Operations Research (or external equivalent).

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, develops and delivers client-requested reports, deliverables and projects on time, adhering to client requested specifications.
Designs, creates and manages client databases, utilizing Urban Science proprietary software, ensuring accurate and high quality data.
Accurately performs application coding and testing functions associated with the development of custom client software.
Tracks, processes, analyzes and verifies data in order to improve accuracy and quality.
Use technical skills to accurately monitor, update and maintain Urban Science internal software systems.
Adheres to quality control standards for Urban Science and client organizations.
Coordinates with individuals or teams to complete analyses, tasks and projects on time and with high quality.
Effectively responds to client inquiries/requests in a timely manner to help improve client satisfaction.
Proactively communicates with management to provide updates and report issues in a timely manner.
Actively works with manager to understand and implement solutions to improve NPS (client satisfaction).
Actively supports and participates in required Urban Science training programs to achieve targeted development objectives.
Works with manager in completing own annual goal setting and performance review in a timely manner.
Works with manager to prioritize other duties as assigned.