Senior Data Analyst, Financial & Investment Insights

NielsenIQ • Boston, MA

4d • $69,800 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

NIQ’s Financial Services Data Research Team supports the global investment community with datasets, research, and analytical expertise. Its clients include hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and quantitative investment firms. The role is described as a Lead Research Analyst, Data Feeds and serves as a subject matter expert on NIQ’s financial services datasets, partnering with clients to help them understand, evaluate, and use the data. It combines advanced analytics, statistical modeling, client engagement, and financial market knowledge to support client success, product adoption, and business growth.

The analyst works with clients and NIQ’s Product, Data Science, Technology, Commercial, and Client Success teams. The position includes supporting data trials, analyzing and explaining data methodologies and quality, developing quantitative insights, and creating client-facing research and presentations. The role is marked hybrid. The anticipated base compensation range is $69,800–$100,000 USD, with actual pay varying by experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or another highly quantitative discipline.
• Professional experience in Analytics, Research, Financial Services, Consulting, Data Science, or a related field.
• Applied statistical expertise, including regression analysis, statistical inference, data imputation techniques, and time-series analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SAS, or MATLAB.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
• Ability to transform large and complex datasets into actionable business insights.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with sophisticated client audiences.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, client-facing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Pension Funds, or Quantitative Investment environments.
• Consulting, investment research, or financial analytics experience.
• Familiarity with e-commerce, consumer, retail, or alternative datasets.
• MBA or a master’s degree in Financial Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience building quantitative models that inform investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of capital markets, investment strategies, and macroeconomic drivers.
• Curiosity and passion for learning new analytical methodologies, technologies, and financial market concepts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients using NIQ financial services datasets, providing expert guidance and analytical support.
• Support data trials and proof-of-concept initiatives for prospective and existing clients evaluating datasets.
• Discuss data methodologies, data quality, and investment applications in depth with clients.
• Develop statistical analyses and quantitative models to identify trends, patterns, and signals in large datasets.
• Analyze drivers of company and sector performance and connect them to insights from NIQ e-commerce and consumer datasets.
• Create client-facing research, presentations, and analytical materials that translate complex data into actionable investment insights.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Technology, Commercial, and Client Success teams to improve existing data products and develop new solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve data coverage, methodologies, and analytical frameworks for investment clients.
• Stay informed about financial markets, investment trends, and emerging analytical techniques.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plan, including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and a Health Savings Account, including company contributions.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and education support.
• Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays.
• Flexible working environment.
• Volunteer time off.
• LinkedIn Learning.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Industry-leading parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior