Dewey · 1 week ago
Data Product Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid LevelDewey is a small, fast-moving startup seeking a highly analytical Data Product Analyst to evaluate, improve, and evolve data products. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and external data providers to ensure data quality, usability, and documentation, while also engaging with user feedback to drive product improvements.
Higher Education
Hiring Manager
Nolan Peters
Responsibilities
Evaluate datasets for structure, quality, completeness, and usability from a user perspective
Identify recurring friction points or sources of confusion and translate them into actionable improvements
Partner with internal teams to influence dataset standards, documentation practices, and release readiness
Contribute to best practices for dataset onboarding, versioning, and lifecycle management
Use SQL, Python, and R to explore, validate, and diagnose issues in datasets
Identify inconsistencies, edge cases, or limitations and surface clear, actionable recommendations
Perform reproducible analyses to validate assumptions and resolve open questions
Engage with user questions and feedback as an input into data product performance
Investigate issues independently through documentation, metadata, and exploratory analysis
Escalate well-framed, high-impact findings to internal stakeholders or external providers when necessary
Create and maintain high-quality resources such as codebooks, data dictionaries, tutorials, examples, and usage guides
Improve clarity around dataset assumptions, limitations, and appropriate use cases
Develop scalable documentation patterns that reduce future ambiguity and support self-service usage
Develop an understanding of how different user groups interact with data products and adapt resources accordingly
Monitor usage patterns and feedback to propose forward-looking improvements
Communicate with external data providers to resolve issues that cannot be addressed through internal analysis
Track open questions and resolutions to inform future data product enhancements
Advocate for user needs with clear, professional, and evidence-backed communication
Qualification
Required
Experience working with large or complex datasets in analytics, data product, research, or engineering-adjacent roles
Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and R for exploratory, validation, or diagnostic analysis
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in explaining complex data topics clearly
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple datasets and workstreams simultaneously
Preferred
Experience working with academic or research-oriented users
Familiarity with literature review practices or research workflows
Experience creating or maintaining structured documentation for data products or technical tools
Exposure to regulated or methodologically complex domains (e.g., economics, finance, public policy)
Company
Dewey
Dewey Data makes data more accessible for academic research.
Founded in 2022
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase