Hybrid Senior Data Analyst - AI-Driven Insights Leader

Elsevier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing benefits

Pension and savings plans

Life assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Elsevier in London or Oxford (also listed in London Wall and Amsterdam) seeks a senior analytics leader to drive complex data projects, partner with senior stakeholders, and deliver actionable insights across STMJ. The role supports hybrid working, with enterprise-grade platforms and a strong focus on AI-enabled analytics and mentoring junior analysts.

You will influence strategy, shape hypotheses, and identify metrics while collaborating with cross-functional teams to overcome challenges and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making through data-backed recommendations.
• Proven experience managing projects and delivering results independently.
• Good understanding of core analytics concepts, such as data modelling, blending, and visualization.
• Experience balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Comfort operating in a fast-changing technical landscape and learning new tools, technologies, and analytical methodologies.
• Experience within scholarly communications, publishing, or a related industry is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex analytics projects from planning through delivery, translating loosely defined business problems into a clear plan of action.
• Act as a trusted thought partner to senior stakeholders, shaping strategy, guiding hypothesis-driven thinking, and challenging assumptions through data.
• Identify and execute relevant analyses, metrics, and reporting solutions.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional business and technical teams to overcome challenges and deliver results.
• Adapt to new tools and technologies, evaluating and adopting emerging techniques, including AI-assisted analytics.
• Coach and mentor junior data analysts, sharing best practices and analytical expertise.

Skills

Data modelling

Data blending

Data visualization

Project management

Stakeholder influence

AI-assisted analytics

Mentoring

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Elsevier in London or Oxford (also listed in London Wall and Amsterdam) seeks a senior analytics leader to drive complex data projects, partner with senior stakeholders, and deliver actionable insights across STMJ. The role supports hybrid working, with enterprise-grade platforms and a strong focus on AI-enabled analytics and mentoring junior analysts.

You will influence strategy, shape hypotheses, and identify metrics while collaborating with cross-functional teams to overcome challenges and