Senior Data Analyst: Insights, Automation & AI

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern is seeking a Data Analyst, Specialist to leverage data-driven insights for strategic decisions and improved operations. You will structure complex requests into analytical projects and extract large datasets from multiple sources.

The role develops automated reporting and decision-support tools, evaluates AI-enabled capabilities, and mentors junior analysts to expand team knowledge. A strong collaboration culture and hybrid work model support growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 3 years in advanced data analysis, statistical modeling or business intelligence.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, IT, or a Bachelor’s in Statistics/Mathematics.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for querying, data extraction and performance optimization.
• Expertise in Python or R for data manipulation, automation and advanced analytics.
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms to create interactive dashboards and reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Engages with internal partners to understand business strategy, questions and goals. Brings structure to business requests, translates requirements into an analytical project approach, and leads projects through completion. Delegates tasks and provides tactical and strategic guidance to peers.
• Acquires, integrates, and curates structured and unstructured data from diverse sources. Ensures data quality, accuracy, reasonableness, and fitness for use while helping establish scalable data assets that support advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Performs analyses of historical data to surface trends and insights using advanced analytical methods. Evaluates and applies emerging analytical techniques, including AI-assisted methods where appropriate, and validates approaches used by other analysts.
• Develops and delivers compelling visualizations, presentations, and decision-support tools that translate complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations. Uses storytelling techniques to help business partners understand insights, tradeoffs, and potential actions.
• Develops, owns and manages recurring analytic or reporting processes.
• Mentors, coaches, trains, and develops junior data analysts. Proactively expands knowledge of business and analytics and shares with team members. Shares and documents best practices.
• Contributes to strategic initiatives and innovation efforts. Identifies and pilots new analytical, automation, and AI capabilities that advance team objectives and enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

SQL

Python or R

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or Statistics/Math

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Vanguard in Malvern is seeking a Data Analyst, Specialist to leverage data-driven insights for strategic decisions and improved operations. You will structure complex requests into analytical projects and extract large datasets from multiple sources.

The role develops automated reporting and decision-support tools, evaluates AI-enabled capabilities, and mentors junior analysts to expand team knowledge. A strong collaboration culture and hybrid work model support growth.