Business Data Analyst / Methodologist

Leidos•McLean, VA

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Business Data Analyst / Methodologist to support a mission-focused Intelligence Community customer by designing, implementing, and analyzing workforce surveys and other business analytics initiatives. The role provides senior leaders with data-driven insight into workforce trends, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and operational challenges. The analyst partners with customer stakeholders to design surveys, facilitate focus groups, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, develop dashboards and visualizations, and present actionable recommendations. The work may influence workforce strategy, organizational performance, and mission success. The position calls for a curious problem solver who can translate complex datasets into clear, compelling stories while working independently and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Currently possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computational Social Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or another field emphasizing advanced data analytics.
Meet one of these education and experience combinations: bachelor's degree with 12 or more years of advanced data analytics experience; master's degree with 10 or more years; or associate's degree with 15 or more years.
Experience cleaning, preparing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
Experience identifying trends and translating data into meaningful business insights.
Experience developing performance measures and executive dashboards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
Ability to work independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools.
Experience with SQL, MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, or other relational databases.
Experience supporting Intelligence Community customers or workforce analytics initiatives.
Experience producing executive-level visualizations, charts, and presentations.
Familiarity with survey methodology, employee engagement research, organizational assessments, or workforce studies.
Experience using AI-enabled analytic tools or Large Language Models to support qualitative data analysis.

Responsibilities

Partner with customer stakeholders to identify business questions and develop effective survey strategies.
Design, build, administer, and manage surveys using customer-provided survey platforms.
Plan and facilitate focus groups and analyze qualitative findings alongside survey results.
Clean, organize, validate, and prepare data for analysis.
Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify meaningful trends, patterns, and workforce insights.
Develop performance measures, dashboards, and visualizations that effectively communicate findings.
Collaborate with database developers, methodologists, and other analytic team members to integrate multiple data sources.
Produce briefing materials and executive-level presentations that communicate analytic findings and recommendations.
Use Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI-enabled tools to help analyze open-ended survey responses and identify themes.
Support recurring survey programs and longitudinal analysis to identify trends over time.