Advanced Analytics Analyst - Exempt

CQS Quality Data Analytics Team Member

Join our dynamic CQS Quality Data Analytics team in Mounds View, MN, where you will have the opportunity to leverage advanced analytics to solve complex business problems, drive innovation, and deliver actionable insights. As a key member of our team, you will own advanced quality analytics initiatives from conception through deployment, supporting critical business decisions across business units, regions, and enterprise functions.

A Day in the Life

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of advanced analytics tools, reports, and dashboards.
• Partner with stakeholders across business and IT to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Manage data and analytics assets, ensuring reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive initiatives focused on efficiency, automation, and process optimization.
• Support documentation, testing, requirements gathering, and validation for non-product software solutions.

Technical Skills Required

• 5 years of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query M and DAX; ability to create complex queries and dashboards.
• 5 years of SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, SSIS experience; advanced query writing, ETL process familiarity, and data preparation for reporting.
• 3 years of Power Automate experience.
• Expert-level MS Excel and Power Pivot.

Soft Skills Required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to multi-task.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently.

Nice to Have

• 2 years Non-product software assurance/validation (documentation, testing, requirements gathering, scrum, agile, waterfall).
• 1 year in SQL Server administration.
• 1 year PowerApps development experience.
• Exposure to Python and R for analytics/statistics.
• Exposure to Lean Sigma methodologies.
• Prior experience in a medical device or other regulated industry.

Required Knowledge and Experience

Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 3 years of experience.

If you're passionate about leveraging data to drive business excellence and transformation, we encourage you to apply!