Sr Analyst
Who we are
Join Embark on our mission to bring joy to dog lovers by offering the world’s best products and services to strengthen their bonds with the dogs in their lives. Our canine DNA test — named the best by The New York Times — enables us to make scientific advances in personalized pet care.
Designed by world leaders in dog genetics (in partnership with Cornell University), the Embark Dog DNA Test provides information on genetic health risks and breed make-up, allowing dog owners, breeders, and veterinarians to drive personalized care plans based on a dog's unique genetic profile.
Join our pack! At Embark, our People First culture is centered around building an amazing team and giving everyone an opportunity to have a voice and make an impact. We are looking for highly motivated and mission-driven employees who will join us as Embark leads the cutting edge of creativity and innovation in the fast-growing consumer genetics space.
About the role
This role is the lead analyst sitting inside of one of our functional teams, marketing or product, executing best-in-class measurement, analytics and modelling initiatives to drive growth across the organization. Leveraging your analytical and business experience, you could find yourself measuring marketing halo impact, business development effectiveness, product performance, and organizational operational health - collaborating across all business functions to drive a data-first culture.
What you’ll do
- Solve a wide variety of complex analytical challenges across all functions, dynamically balancing multiple engagements
- Execute end-to-end data projects from conceptualization through to deployment, working with stakeholders to optimize for scalability, performance, and reliability to address specific business challenges and objectives
- Conduct exploratory statistical analysis to investigate ad hoc questions and address anomalous data
- Analytical needs can include: data aggregation and creation, data cleaning and manipulation, predictive modeling, and visualizations
- Leveraging technical models, guide stakeholders through the interpretation of results and the integration of actionable insights into their business workflows
- Provide technical expertise and thought leadership on developing analytical tools and proprietary data assets, and oversee building these areas directly
- Foster a data-first culture organizationally by developing educational materials and leading training and upskilling across the organization to ensure all stakeholders are aware of all of our most current capabilities (software, tools, data analysis techniques, etc.)
- Maintain critical organizational dashboards using visualization best practices, and understanding when alternative platforms are recommended to balance priorities and target timelines
Experience we’re looking for
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an analytical role within a DTC organization (startup experience preferred)
- Has worked closely with different functions within an organization as the Analytics expert (Marketing, Business Development, Engineering, Product, or Science) with a strong business acumen; able to speak the language of each unique function for seamless collaboration
- Proven history of proactively driving actionable insights across multiple functions of organizations that resulted in measurable positive outcomes, and continuous iteration on those projects
- Proficiency in exploratory data analysis and creative problem-solving for dataset collection and performance estimation in the absence of labeled data
- Deep understanding of cloud services, architecture, and scalable solutions required in cloud environments, specifically AWS
- Prior experience with Tableau required, Metabase (or equivalent), and experience with web analytics tools (ex. Heap, Google Analytics, or Adobe)
- Fluency with common analytical toolsets including Python, R, SQL, etc., and is able to educate others as needed
- Ability to influence others within fast-growing environments towards data-driven decision making via excellent presentation skills (both written and oral); able to translate complex analytical concepts into accessible insights for various business stakeholders and executives
Why join the pack!
At Embark, we might be dog lovers, but we’re passionate about people too. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where all employees can thrive. Here are some of our benefits and perks:
- Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need, when you need it.
- Paid parental leave – plus paw-ternity leave for new pet parents!
- Every other Friday off in the summer – enjoy those long weekends.
- Subsidized pet insurance – because our pets are family.
- Big-company benefits with a startup feel – including a 401k match, generous bonus structure, commuter benefits, and premium healthcare.
- Competitive salaries and stock options – be an owner in what we’re building.
- New MacBook Pros or Windows devices – the tools you need to succeed.
- Continuing education support – conferences, learning resources, and career growth opportunities.
Salary: $110,000 - $160,000, depending on experience and qualifications
Embark is an equal opportunity workplace and values diversity at our company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, age, disability status, marital status, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws. See also EEO is the Law.