Senior Data Analyst I

Elsevier; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health Insurance

Group Life insurance

Long-service awards

New Baby gift

Subsidized food provided (Chennai)

Leave policies

Free transport to office (Chennai)

Job summary

Elsevier’s Content and Data Analytics team seeks a Senior Data Analyst to independently deliver complex analytical activities using Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, and Python. You will analyze large datasets, provide advanced insights, and support data product development with stakeholders worldwide.

Candidates should have at least 5 years of BI/data analytics experience, strong SQL skills, and proficiency in Python. Experience with data visualization tools and Agile workflows is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in BI, data engineering, analytics, or related discipline.
• Strong SQL skills, including experience with large and complex datasets.
• Coding in at least one programming language, preferably Python.
• Experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, Pandas, or Snowflake.
• Familiarity with regex and data-quality validation techniques.
• Knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI is a plus.
• Experience working with Agile tools, such as JIRA, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets and provide advanced insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Data Scientists to develop data products.
• Assess data quality and testing of hypotheses for model prototyping.
• Prepare data for prototypes and review data science algorithms at scale.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders in English.

Skills

Strong SQL

Python programming

Statistical thinking

English communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Databricks

Python

Pandas

PySpark

Apache Spark

Snowflake

JIRA

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Senior Data Analyst

Do you like working with data and analytics to gain insight to solve problems? Do you enjoy collaborating across teams to build and deliver products that make a difference?

About Our Team

The Content and Data Analytics team is part of DataOps within Global Operations at Elsevier. We provide analytics services primarily using Databricks, supporting Product Owners, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and Research Data Platform domain teams. Our work contributes to Elsevier products including Scopus and SciVal.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will independently deliver complex analytical activities using Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, Python, and related technologies. You will work with Product Owners and other stakeholders to analyse large datasets, create advanced-level insights and recommendations, assess data and product quality, and support the development and improvement of data products.

Responsibilities

The Senior Data Analyst role will support Product Owners or Data Scientists working within the domains of the Research Data Platform. Domains are functional units responsible for delivering one or more data products, often through data science algorithms. The role may involve a wide range of analytical activities, including analyzing large datasets to answer questions from Product Owners or Data Scientists. The role may also include large-scale data preparation to test hypotheses, support prototypes, and review the precision and recall of data science algorithms at scale.

Candidates should have a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and expertise in at least one data analysis system, along with curiosity and a commitment to high-quality work. Since the role requires communication with stakeholders across the world, candidates should demonstrate a high level of English proficiency.

Requirements

• Databricks, Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, Snowflake, JIRA, Tableau, Power BI
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in business intelligence, data engineering, analytics, data analysis, or related discipline
• Strong SQL skills, including experience working with large and complex datasets.
• Coding skills in at least one programming language, preferably Python
• Familiarity with common string manipulation functions or libraries, such as regular expressions (regex)
• Practical experience using Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, Pandas, or similar distributed data-processing technologies.
• Practical experience analysing, transforming, and validating structured or tabular data using tools or libraries such as Pandas, PySpark, Databricks, or Snowflake.
• Experience using basic statistics relevant to data science, such as precision, recall, and statistical significance
• Knowledge of visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, is a plus
• Experience working with Agile tools, such as JIRA, is a plus
• Strong understanding of data-quality dimensions, analytical validation, and root-cause analysis.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Product Managers and Data Scientists.
• Align activities with Product Managers and Data Scientists.
• Present achievements and project status updates, both in writing and verbally, to various stakeholders.

Competency

• Business & Requirements Analysis: Elicits, structures and documents requirements to support effective delivery.
• Delivery Focus: Supports teams to move from intent to implementation through clear, high‑quality delivery artefacts.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with product, engineering and governance stakeholders.
• Communication: Clearly explains requirements, analysis and delivery implications to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Key Results

• Understand the requirements of a given task
• Identify, gather, prepare, and refine data
• Interpret and analyze large datasets
• Report findings to stakeholders through effective storytelling
• Formulate recommendations and requirements
• Identify and address new opportunities

Work for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)
• Group Life insurance/accident policy
• Generous long-service awards
• New Baby gift
• Subsidized food provided (applies to India- Chennai)
• Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, Gazetted Public Holiday and Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Free Transport provided to and from the office (applies to India-Chennai)

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence. By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission‑critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most.

We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals. We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities. We help innovators turn knowledge into new products. We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses.

Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all.

With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities worldwide. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. Let’s shape progress together. Join us. elsevier.com/about/careers