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Data Specialist
A Data Specialist handles the practical, day-to-day work of keeping an organization's data accurate and usable, writing SQL queries and Excel formulas to pull and manipulate datasets on request. They spend significant time on data cleaning and data quality work to fix inconsistencies before analysis, build data visualization outputs like dashboards and charts for stakeholders, and perform routine database management tasks. This role is common across business operations, marketing, and analytics teams and is typically held by detail-oriented professionals early in a data or analytics career path.
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Data Specialist
Auto-Owners Insurance
Lansing, MI
This role analyzes insurance data, develops quality standards, and manages reporting solutions for a major insurer. It suits someone with strong statistics and programming skills who wants to work on complex data governance in the financial services sector.
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Marriott's Vacation Club at Los Suenos
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DriveTime
Full-time · Tempe, AZ
A strategic analytics role focused on using data and emerging technologies to optimize ancillary products and improve customer experience within DriveTime's warranty division. This suits someone with strong quantitative skills who enjoys diving into large datasets and presenting actionable insights to senior leadership.
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Lead Analyst-Forsyth Health - Remote
Cigna
United States Work at Home · $79,000 – $131,600 · Remote
This role oversees the end-to-end delivery of healthcare data to clients, ensuring quality and timeliness while managing data pipelines across multiple platforms. It suits analysts with healthcare data experience who are comfortable with SQL, Python, and cloud data tools, and who can communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Semiconductor Industry Applications Engineer
Citrix Systems
$135,508 – $203,262
This role develops data analytics solutions and industry applications for Spotfire's visual data science platform, working with semiconductor manufacturing customers to identify problems that analytics can solve and building demonstrations that showcase value. It suits someone with semiconductor industry analytics experience who enjoys bridging technical solutions and business problems across customer-facing projects.
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Sr Analyst - Merchant Network Strategy & Analytics
Blue Apron
Full-time · $115,000 – $128,000
This senior analyst role supports Grubhub's merchant acquisition and growth strategy by building dashboards, analyzing business performance data, and delivering insights to leadership. It suits experienced data professionals who want to combine advanced analytics with strategic business impact while mentoring junior team members.
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Lead Cyber Security Data Visualizer
American International Group
Dallas, TX
This role involves designing and building data visualization systems that translate complex cybersecurity and vulnerability data into executive-ready dashboards and insights, enabling security leaders and technology teams to make faster risk management decisions across a global enterprise. It suits someone with strong experience in data visualization, dashboard design, and security analytics who can bridge technical security data and business-focused decision-making.
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Data Analyst II
Andersen Corporation
Cottage Grove, MN · $90,039 – $139,561
This role combines data analysis with product strategy, requiring someone to translate business problems into data-driven insights and work across technical and non-technical teams to optimize products and processes. It suits analysts who are comfortable with SQL and BI tools, can communicate findings to executives, and want to influence product decisions rather than just build reports.
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Data Analyst
AeroVironment
Full-time · Annapolis Junction, MD · $130,000 – $190,000
This role supports the development of intelligence and surveillance applications using data science, modeling, and spatiotemporal analysis on large datasets. It suits experienced data analysts with Python expertise who can translate complex findings for leadership and hold a TS/SCI clearance.
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Sales Data Operations
Acxiom
Remote/Homebased
This role bridges internal operations and external client relationships by managing revenue data accuracy, reporting compliance, and partner communications across Acxiom's digital platform ecosystem. It suits detail-oriented people who can translate complex data discrepancies into business insights while building trust with clients and partners.
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Document Management Specialist
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Senior Analyst , Strategic Analytics
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A strategic analytics role focused on using data and emerging technologies to optimize ancillary products and improve customer experience within DriveTime's warranty division. This suits someone with strong quantitative skills who enjoys diving into large datasets and presenting actionable insights to senior leadership.
Listed on DriveTime’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Lead Analyst-Forsyth Health - Remote
Cigna
United States Work at Home · $79,000 – $131,600 · Remote
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