Elder Research · 2 hours ago
Data Analyst
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expElder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. They are looking for an experienced Data Analyst to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection by performing data manipulation, infrastructure for data ingestion, and creating data visualizations for client applications.
AnalyticsConsultingDatabaseInformation TechnologyTraining
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for data mining, data preparation, and reporting
Prepare and conduct analyses and studies, needs/gaps assessments
Applies knowledge to determine the accuracy and reasonableness of the data, recommendations, and solutions proposed
Documents and summarizes the results and develops and recommended solutions to the customer’s problems
Prepares big data, implements data models developed by others, and provides database support for customer solutions
Key member of a data science project team, supporting data scientists or other consultants in the performance of assigned tasks
Qualification
Required
Four (4) years relevant experience in applied research, big data analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, computer science, operations research or other closely related other quantitative or mathematical discipline. At least two (2) years of experience applied data science research or big data analytics
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research or other closely related scientific or technical discipline A Master's degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of relevant experience. A PhD may be substituted for experience
Knowledge of data mining methods, databases, data visualization and machine learning
Experience with analytic techniques such as Anomaly detection, Clustering, and Time-series (e.g., ARIMA)
Experience implementing NLP concepts including preprocessing (stemming, etc.), TF-IDF, Named Entity Recognition, and LLMs
Ability to communicate analysis techniques, concepts, and products
Ability to develop data-driven analysis and reports based on data visualizations and data models
Strong SQL skills, and ability to identify issues with data
Experience with Qlik
Experience with Tableau
Experience with PowerBI tools
Familiarity with Databricks or similar cloud-based distributed database technologies
Understanding of database and database design
Demonstrated experience with cleaning, management, optimizing performance and processing large volumes of data
Demonstrated experience within an AWS environment (AWS certifications preferred)
Familiarity with industry best-practices for software-hardware optimization when processing large sets of data
Ability to travel to and work on site at clients as needed
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Preferred
Expertise with Qlik
Experience with machine learning, with statistical modeling, time-series forecasting and/or geospatial analytics
Experience with Hadoop, Spark or other parallel storage/computing processes
Benefits
Competitive Salary and Benefits
Job Stability: Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract.
Remote Work: in an industry of declining remote work opportunities.
People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a positive, supportive work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
Company Stock Ownership: all employees are provided with shares of the company each year based on company value and profits.
Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies.
By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.
Company
Elder Research
Elder Research, Inc. is a consulting company in data science, predictive analytics, and text mining.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3M2025-12-10Acquired
2023-10-16Series Unknown· $3M
Leadership Team
Gerhard Pilcher
CEO
Jeff Deal
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
Washington Technology
2025-12-11
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