People Data Analyst
Anywhere
Type: Contract
Category: Data
Industry: Technology
Workplace Type: Remote
Standard Hours: Open
Reference ID: JN -112026-109425
Date Posted: 11/08/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/zHvt76
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Our client seeks a highly engaged and curious People Data Analyst to support People Analytics with additional analytical capacity across HR data, talent, performance, and employee development. The analyst will work hands-on with complex people data to identify trends, generate insights, build analyses, and perform statistical modeling when appropriate. The role sits at the intersection of HR analytics, data analysis, business insight, and applied data science. The analyst will also explore how AI-enabled analytics and tools can improve the speed, depth, and scalability of People Analytics.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $65.00 to $80.00/hr. w2
JN -112026-109425
Responsibilities:
- Analyze large and complex HR and workforce datasets to identify patterns, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Support People Analytics initiatives across performance management, talent management, employee development and career growth, workforce and talent trends, employee populations, and organizational effectiveness.
- Perform advanced analytics and statistical modeling as needed.
- Translate business and HR questions into structured analytical approaches.
- Develop insights that help leaders understand employee performance, talent movement, development, and workforce dynamics.
- Combine and analyze data across multiple HR systems and data sources.
- Partner with People Analytics, HR, People Technology, and business stakeholders to determine the best analytical approach.
- Build repeatable analyses, dashboards, models, and reporting to increase analytical capacity.
- Use AI-enabled tools and approaches to accelerate data exploration, analysis, synthesis, and insight generation.
- Identify opportunities where predictive analytics, statistical methods, or machine learning techniques could provide additional insight.
- Present findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and proactively explore what the data may be indicating beyond the initial request.
Experience Requirements:
- Experience in People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, or HR Data Analytics.
- Hands-on experience with HR datasets related to performance, talent, development, employee movement, workforce planning, or organizational data.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently with complex or imperfect datasets.
- Proficiency with SQL and advanced data analysis.
- Experience with Python or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, or automation.
- Experience with visualization tools.
- Working knowledge of statistical methods such as regression, correlation, segmentation, forecasting, or predictive modeling.
- Familiarity with enterprise HR platforms such as Workday and related people data environments.
- Ability to communicate analytical findings as clear business insights.
- Experience using or experimenting with AI and generative AI tools to improve analytical productivity is desirable.
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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
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