Remote Senior Project Analyst - Risk & Capacity Forecasting

Datavant; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 103,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Senior Project Analyst to build pacing trackers, forecast project volume, and collaborate with Finance on capacity planning. You will create real-time dashboards, identify risks, and support staffing decisions across multiple vendor projects.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years in project analytics, advanced Excel, and experience with BI tools (Sigma/Tableau/Power BI/Looker). Remote-friendly with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent experience in project analytics or related analytical role.
• Advanced Excel with complex formulas, pivot tables, and modeling.
• Experience with BI tools (Sigma/Tableau/Power BI/Looker).
• Demonstrated forecasting and capacity planning experience.
• Experience partnering with Finance/FP&A on headcount and capacity modeling.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented problem solver.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication for leadership presentation.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pacing trackers by vendor to monitor progress, milestones, and timelines.
• Develop multi-platform forecasting models to project volume, timelines, and staffing needs.
• Collaborate with Finance to plan capacity, headcount, and downtime.
• Design dashboards/reports in Excel, Sigma, or BI tools for real-time leadership visibility.
• Identify trends and risks in vendor performance; propose corrective actions.
• Support scenario planning for staffing and capacity decisions.
• Coordinate with project managers, vendor management, and finance to align assumptions.
• Improve tracking methodologies and forecasting accuracy over time.
• Track vendor throughput against forecast and flag variances early.
• Maintain documentation of forecasting methodologies and data sources.
• Present pacing, forecasting, and capacity findings to leadership.
• Support headcount planning reviews with Finance and Operations leadership.
• Monitor downtime and utilization trends; incorporate into models.
• Maintain data integrity across tools and reports.
• Develop standardized reporting templates across projects and vendors.
• Handle ad hoc finance/operations analyses and executive requests.
• Track project risk indicators and elevate concerns proactively.
• Contribute to process improvements in project tracking and forecasting.
• Travel up to 10% as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

BI & visualization

Forecasting

Capacity planning

Headcount modeling

Finance/FP&A collaboration

SQL

Communication skills

Project analytics

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

5+ years equivalent experience

Tools

Sigma

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Senior Project Analyst to build pacing trackers, forecast project volume, and collaborate with Finance on capacity planning. You will create real-time dashboards, identify risks, and support staffing decisions across multiple vendor projects.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years in project analytics, advanced Excel, and experience with BI tools (Sigma/Tableau/Power BI/Looker). Remote-friendly with up to 10% travel.