Remote Data Analyst II (Remote - US)

Description:

• This position is for a Data Analyst II at Spark, located in the United States, and is a remote role.
• The role involves driving meaningful impact in the Medicare brokerage space by delivering insights that shape strategic decisions across product, operations, and business teams.
• Responsibilities include building scalable dashboards, uncovering trends through exploratory analysis, and supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• The Data Analyst II will collaborate closely with stakeholders from multiple departments and work with engineering teams to ensure data quality and analytics scalability.
• Key accountabilities include partnering with stakeholders to understand analytical needs, designing and building interactive dashboards, conducting deep-dive exploratory analyses, documenting analytical methodologies, ensuring data pipeline quality, and presenting findings to diverse audiences.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 3+ years of experience in data analysis roles, delivering actionable business intelligence.
• Advanced SQL proficiency is required for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
• Hands-on experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Hex is necessary.
• Familiarity with modern data infrastructure like BigQuery or Snowflake is expected.
• The ability to work with incomplete or ambiguous datasets and turn them into usable insights is essential.
• Excellent communication skills are required for clearly presenting complex data to diverse teams.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities are necessary.
• Nice to have: experience with dbt and data modeling practices, familiarity with healthcare or insurance datasets and HIPAA compliance, and strong organizational skills with an interest in advanced techniques like fuzzy matching or time series.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary range of $90,000—$110,000 USD, with flexibility based on experience, geography, and equity/cash preference.
• Equity compensation packages are available.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance is provided through Sequoia.
• The role allows for a flexible work location (remote-first), with co-working options available.
• A 401(k) retirement plan is included.
• Employees receive generous Paid Time Off and 11 paid holidays.
• A monthly remote work stipend for home office needs is provided.
• Paid parental leave is available: up to 12 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Employees are eligible for a two-week sabbatical after 5 years of employment.
• Wellbeing perks include access to SpringHealth, OneMedical, PerkSpot, and SoFi.
• This position is U.S.-based remote work only, as international work is not supported due to compliance.