Research & Data Analyst (Workforce)

About this role

Brief Description
This position supports SME’s workforce development initiatives by conducting applied data analysis and research aligned with the organization’s mission to strengthen North America’s manufacturing workforce. This role focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting workforce, labor market, and program data to inform internal decision-making and support reporting to external stakeholders.


Working in collaboration with senior staff and cross-functional teams, the Data Analyst contributes data-driven insights that support program evaluation, project planning, workforce strategy development, and continuous improvement efforts across national and regional initiatives. Responsibilities include managing datasets, developing dashboards and visualizations, supporting survey and qualitative research efforts, and translating findings into clear, actionable summaries.


The position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with a variety of data sources and tools. While this role does not own enterprise data strategy, it plays a execution-focused role in supporting established analytical frameworks, ensuring data quality, and contributing to repeatable reporting and evaluation processes.


This is an individual contributor role that supports defined analytical projects.


MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct applied workforce and labor market analysis in support of SME workforce initiatives, including analysis of employment trends, skills demand, education pathways, and program outcomes using established tools and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and standard reports that communicate workforce and program analytics that inform federal, state, and local initiatives.
• Manage, clean, and document datasets from multiple sources (e.g., workforce programs, surveys, labor market tools) to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness for analysis.
• Translate quantitative and qu...