Data & Reporting Lead — Program Analytics & Automation

Parallax Advanced Research; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Advanced Research is seeking a Data Lead to own data collection, management, and QA/QC—reducing manual entry and enabling rapid decision-making for government data requests.

The role supports a transition to a customer-managed CRM, improves data workflows, and builds dashboards and automations across Salesforce, SharePoint, Pryzm, Excel, and Power BI. Strong data visualization skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience working with program, operational, CRM, or reporting data.
• Strong Excel skills and experience managing and cleaning structured data.
• Ability to build basic workflow automations or demonstrated aptitude with automation tools.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to perform data QA/QC.
• Ability to communicate data requirements clearly and work with staff across different functions.
• Experience with Salesforce, Pryzm, or another CRM/data-management platform.
• Experience with Power BI or similar visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the program’s data collection, management, and quality-control processes.
• Ensure engagement, service delivery, and impact data are entered accurately and on time.
• Support the Program Manager with recurring and ad hoc reporting by maintaining reliable, report-ready data.
• Serve as a program resource for the customer-managed CRM and coordinate with the prime contractor and peer data/reporting roles.
• Build tools, dashboards, and automations that reduce manual data entry, cleanup, and reporting effort.
• Train staff and interns on data-entry processes, dashboards, and applicable reporting tools.
• Maintain appropriate handling of proprietary and potentially CUI data.

Skills

Data management

Excel

Automation tools

Power BI

CRM data handling

Tools

Salesforce

Pryzm

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

Parallax Advanced Research is seeking a Data Lead to own data collection, management, and QA/QC—reducing manual entry and enabling rapid decision-making for government data requests.

The role supports a transition to a customer-managed CRM, improves data workflows, and builds dashboards and automations across Salesforce, SharePoint, Pryzm, Excel, and Power BI. Strong data visualization skills are essential.