Team USA is looking for a resourceful and trusted problem solver with exceptional attention to detail who effectively communicates analytical insights with accuracy and clarity. The Data Analytics Fellow will work on various impactful analytics projects at the USOPC to help Team USA bring home the gold. The Fellowship is a temporary position with an expected duration of 12 months.   

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the Olympic & Paralympic Movement, a great work ethic, and value-efficient, high-quality, logical solutions while being comfortable working independently and as part of an innovative team. In this role, we want a quick learner with broad, general analytics capabilities and interests due to the wide range of project types and tasks for which our team is responsible.

Here’s how you’ll have an impact:

• Analytical Solution Development
  • Communicate complex analyses and results in a straightforward and accessible way to all audiences.
  • Coordinate with Analysts and business stakeholders to understand and evaluate project requirements and translate them into solutions.
  • Assist in various project types, such as survey design, analytical storytelling, and automated web scraping.
  • Learn and apply hard skills (software, statistics, programming) on a project-by-project basis.
• Data Management & Reporting
  • Develop new insights and understanding using data reporting, statistical methods, and storytelling.
  • Design and create dashboards with the end-user experience in mind
  • Identify opportunities to streamline existing processes and create efficiencies
  • Utilize statistical modeling to create analytical tools and generate new insights
  • Make insights actionable and empower data-driven decision-making
• Data Acquisition & Integrity
  • Utilize various data collection methods to acquire new, valuable data sources.
  • Ensure data quality within and across the organization’s various systems
  • Aggregate, clean, and implement new data sources with accuracy and in compliance with set standards
  • Develop audit reports and processes for correcting data inconsistencies across systems 
  • Thoroughly document all data solutions and processes to ensure consistent, repeatable, and lasting solutions   
• Data Standards & Education
  • Build and implement educational resources and training tools to educate the broader data community and facilitate end-user capability and understanding. 
  • Create verified, shared, and published data sources with documented variables and standardized calculations.
  • Creating and maintaining data standards and best practices across data processes
  • Promote knowledge-sharing to improve data literacy across the organization

Here are the skills and experience you’ll need to be effective:

• Pursue Excellence: We share knowledge and question what’s possible to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Iterates quickly to create efficiencies and improve processes
  • Demonstrates motivation to learn new tools and skills 
• Lead Courageously: We are willing to try new things that will generate valuable insights and actionable solutions.
  • Utilizes critical thinking and problem-solving 
  • Produces detail-oriented, accurate, high-quality work 
• Serve Others: We help our partners unlock their future potential to leave the Movement better than we found it.
  • Provides valuable feedback up and across 
  • Works across a wide range of customers genuinely caring about their success
• Foster Belonging: We create safe spaces that cultivate a spirit of trust and collaboration.
  • Collaborates openly and can work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates a passion for Team USA and the ideals of the Olympic & Paralympic Movements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 1 year in data management, data visualization, or data analysis
• Knowledge and experience with clean and tidy data best practices.

Here are some things that’ll make you super competitive for this role:

• Experience with data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI) preferred
• Experience with a variety of statistical software (R, Python, SQL) preferred
• Experience with data collection, aggregation, and automated web scraping is preferred

Here are the tools, equipment, & conditions:

• Standard office equipment
• Office environment in a multi-story building on a multi-building site
• Regular attendance at work is an essential job function

Here’s where you’ll work:

• This role has the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the United States or hybrid from our Downtown Colorado Springs Headquarters.  

Here’s some more information you should know:

• Hiring Pay Range: $22.65 to $26.62 per hour.
• This temporary, full-time, non-exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week with an expected duration of 12 months.
• Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here.