Associate Analytics Analyst
About The Position
The Junior Analyst, Commercial Operations Analytics supports data-driven decision-making within Global Commercial Sales Operations. The role assists with compensation-related reporting, analytics, forecasting support, and operational insights by executing standardized analytics, maintaining dashboards, and providing accurate and timely data to cross-functional teams. The Junior Analyst works closely with Senior Analysts and the Senior Manager to support compensation reporting, KPI tracking, and commercial performance analysis across the Tissue Technologies (TT) and Codman Specialty Surgical (CSS) Global Product Divisions. The position provides foundational analytics support while developing skills in sales analytics, forecasting, and commercial operations in a global environment. It is an individual-contributor role supervised by the Sr Manager, Commercial Operations (Sales Analytics and Opportunity Development). The role uses Microsoft Office Suite, Salesforce.com, Power BI or other data visualization tools, and may involve exposure to ERP or inventory management systems such as Oracle or MoveMedical.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- 0–2 years of experience in analytics, commercial operations, finance, sales operations, or internships in related fields.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and basic modeling.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to perform data validation and financial calculations.
- Ability to work with structured data, identify basic trends, and perform accurate analysis.
- Strong attention to data accuracy, consistency, and quality.
- Ability to learn new systems, tools, and business concepts.
- Ability to collaborate with senior analysts and cross-functional partners.
- Ability to clearly explain data findings at an appropriate level.
- Ability to balance recurring deliverables with ad hoc requests.
- Interest in analytics tools, automation, and reporting improvements.
Nice To Haves
- Basic understanding of sales metrics, pipelines, and forecasting concepts.
- Exposure to global or matrixed organizations.
- Familiarity with sales compensation tools.
- Experience analyzing compensation, payroll, financial, or sales performance data.
- Exposure to sales incentive compensation programs, commission structures, quota management, or compensation administration.
- Basic user-level experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
- Exposure to ERP or inventory management systems such as Oracle or MoveMedical.
Responsibilities
- Conduct basic modeling and scenario analyses to evaluate proposed compensation plan changes.
- Assist with compensation accrual reporting and collaborate with Finance on payout reconciliation activities.
- Support annual and periodic quota-setting through data compilation, performance analysis, and forecasting.
- Prepare recurring reports and dashboards related to sales compensation, territory performance, and quota achievement.
- Validate compensation-related data from Salesforce, ERP, and reporting systems to support accurate incentive calculations.
- Analyze sales compensation performance, payout trends, quota attainment, and incentive effectiveness.
- Support administration, tracking, and validation of sales incentive compensation plans and commission calculations.
- Create, maintain, and update standardized sales dashboards and recurring reports.
- Perform routine sales performance, pipeline, and forecast variance analyses.
- Compile and validate data for monthly and quarterly commercial reporting.
- Respond to ad hoc data and analysis requests from commercial leadership.
- Ensure data accuracy and adherence to established reporting standards.
- Assist with Salesforce reporting.
- Support testing and documentation of analytics tools, dashboards, and reporting enhancements.
- Collaborate with IT and Commercial Operations teams to troubleshoot basic data and reporting issues.
- Assist senior team members with sales forecasting data preparation and analysis.
- Track performance metrics in support of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
- Track and update KPIs aligned with Commercial Operations initiatives.
- Support analysis of workflow efficiency and basic productivity metrics.
- Document reporting processes, standard operating procedures, and data definitions.
- Support Sales Compensation, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain requests with data pulls and reporting.
- Assist in preparing materials for monthly operating reviews and business presentations.
- Identify opportunities to improve report efficiency, automation, and data organization.
- Develop working knowledge of analytics best practices, tools, and commercial processes, and participate in training and development.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Business accident insurance
- Group legal insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Employees may be eligible for bonus, commission, equity, or other variable compensation, subject to applicable plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
