Senior Analyst, EKS Beef Operations

US01 Elanco US Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Two week-long shutdowns (US)

8-week parental leave

Employee Resource Groups

Annual bonus

Flexible work arrangements

401K matching

Job summary

Elanco is seeking a Senior Analyst for EKS Beef Operations. The role focuses on data strategy, quality, and governance to support farm-animal productivity and the Benchmark/Experior programs. You will partner with internal teams to optimize data flows and deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities include data accuracy, process automation, and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring privacy and security. Remote US-friendly with travel expectations and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 4+ years of related experience as a business analyst, project manager, or related role in the farm animal industry.
• Experience in generating process documentation and reports for web or mobile tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Data Strategy and Reporting: assess data sets, identify outliers, resolve data issues.
• Automate data processes and improve data flows across teams.
• Maintain data privacy and security per regulations and policies.
• Provide expert consultation on customer data issues via phone, email, and live chat.
• Coordinate cross-functional testing and project launches for new solutions.

Skills

Data strategy

Data quality

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

JMP

Databricks

Python

R

Power BI

Job description

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role:

Senior Analyst, EKS Beef Operations

Elanco Knowledge Solutions (EKS) provides comprehensive data solutions that empower producers to improve their bottom line and prioritize the health and welfare of their animals. Our EKS Operations Beef team is dedicated to helping Elanco’s commitment to farm animal productivity through the development and support of the Benchmark Program, Experior data collection and PenPoint Sort on-farm system which support beef producers in understanding and managing their operational goals.

Your Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy and Reporting
• Assess the accuracy of and find outliers and issues in biological data sets using technology (Excel, JMP, SQL, custom automation etc).
• Excel at finding, investigating, and resolving data anomalies in the data transformation flow, from external data sources to final data repositories.
• Understand, implement, and document best practices for collecting, securing, validating, matching, and maintaining data.
• Master, optimize, and automate existing data processes, collaborating with internal and external teams to improve data flows and system integrations.
• Proactively identifying system enhancements to ensure continuous improvements and system ROI.
• Maintain the highest standards of data privacy and security, complying with regulations and internal policies.
• Customer Focus
• Provide expert consultation and troubleshooting on customer data issues, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues effectively and timely via phone, email, and live chat support.
• Resolve or elevate issues appropriately, ensuring customer needs are met through strong personal accountability and follow‑up.
• Collaborate across internal teams and customers to identify and implement feedback enabling a frictionless user experience.
• Create and maintain training materials for EKS Operations process and procedures.
• Train new team members in EKS Operations processes and procedures.
• Help prepare training materials for sales teams and external users.
• Platform Development
• Facilitate and collaborate efforts with the EKS Beef Operations team, internal stakeholders, and IT vendors to accurately define critical customer needs, create system requirements, identify solutions, and deliver mobile and web-based applications.
• Accountable to create and implement project management plans to track milestones, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure cross-functional team accountability both internally and externally.
• Effectively communicate project status and risks to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Coordinate and execute successful cross-functional user testing and launch activities of new solutions.
• Utilize process efficiency, learning agility and critical thinking skills for continuous improvement of technical solutions, existing systems, tools, and processes.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Experience: Minimum of 4 years of related experience as a business analyst, project manager, or related role in the farm animal industry.
• Experience in generating process documentation and reports, collaborating with business partners to translate business needs into written requirements to create or enhance web or mobile-based tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications.
• Excellent communication skills translating data into actionable insights, adept at questioning stakeholders objectively, facilitating cross-functional teams, and adapting projects to evolving business needs.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, proactive approach, capacity to manage multiple projects with varied teams, taking ownership of workload, and ensuring follow‑up communication on action items and project status while being open about mistakes and resolving issues.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Environmental Science, Data Science, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness.
• Master’s degree.
• Experience working in beef cattle production, animal health, or proficiency in technology that supports those industries.
• Proficiency in SQL, Databricks, Pytho.n or R, Smartsheets or JMP.
• Experience designing, building and maintaining Power BI dashboards/reports and automated data quality alerts.
• Experience with both agile and waterfall development methodologies.
• Experience in customer service, compliance procedures, and technical writing.

Additional Information:

Location: US - Remote Travel: 10-25% annually

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two week-long shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 8 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from $82,600.00 to $120,600 depending partly on the successful candidate’s qualifications, including education and experience.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending partly on company and individual performance).

Additionally, Elanco offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees that includes a company-matching 401(k); vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

Of course, the compensation is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above.

Elanco reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion, and Elanco’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Elanco employees.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job-related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer.

For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at www.elanco.com.