Data Analyst

Lightwave Dental•Woodbridge, VA

About The Position

Lightwave Dental is a high-growth company building the group model for the future of the dental industry. As the industry’s first Dental Leadership Organization, Lightwave focuses on partnering, training, and developing dentists as natural leaders of their dental practice. The company helps dentists launch their careers, supports those leading high-growth dental groups, and assists with preserving their legacy as they transition into retirement. Lightwave is solving large issues in dentistry around retirement, business management, reimbursements, and partnership by providing the benefits of a group while preserving the essence of private practice. The company currently supports more than 200 dentists and 1,800 active employees in 100 dental offices across Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Introduction: We are looking for a highly analytical and business-oriented Data Analyst to join our analytics team. This is a high impact role that will partner closely with operations and finance to drive performance across our network of dental practices. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience and be comfortable working with large datasets, building dashboards, and, most importantly, translating data into actionable insights that improve business outcomes. This role is highly cross-functional and requires both strong technical skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
2-5 years of experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or a similar data-centric role
Strong proficiency in SQL and Power BI (or similar BI tools)
Advanced Excel skills (data manipulation, analysis, etc.)
Experience working with large datasets and relational databases.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Responsibilities

Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, drivers of performance, and opportunities for improvement
Design, build, and maintain high-quality dashboards and reports that track key business trends and surface actionable insights
Translate business questions into clear analytical approaches, and present findings in compelling ways to both technical and non-technical audiences
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data requirements and support decision-making processes.
Uphold trust in data by ensuring accuracy, consistency, and quality across reporting pipelines
Support recurring reporting as well as ad hoc analyses for senior leadership
Monitor and optimize data pipelines to improve efficiency and performance.