Senior Data Analyst - Active Top Secret Clearance Required

Company Description

The Clearing is a management consulting firm that helps leaders solve complex challenges by turning insight into action. We specialize in diagnosing the root causes of organizational friction across people, processes, and technology, then configuring proven solutions that accelerate meaningful, measurable progress.

Our approach blends analytical rigor with human-centered design. Whether we're enabling change, optimizing workflows, or guiding smart technology adoption, everything we do is built to scale, repeat, and deliver value. We work across public, private, and mission-driven sectors, partnering with clients to modernize how they lead, work, and deliver.

Our team brings deep experience across disciplines, including change management, strategic planning, organizational design, leadership development, behavioral science, and more. What unites us is a shared belief: real progress happens when we focus on what's not working, define what's possible, and deliver outcomes that stick.

If you're excited by purpose-driven work, energized by solving problems at their roots, and passionate about building solutions that last, we'd love to meet you. Note that interview finalists are required to participate in a data analysis assessment.

Position Description

As a Senior Data Analyst at The Clearing, you will lead efforts to leverage complex data, translating insights into actionable strategies that drive client outcomes. You will improve client decision-making and processes through complex data insights, accuracy, and integrity. You will manage small to medium-sized projects, guiding teams and ensuring that client work meets or exceeds expectations. Your role will involve cultivating team members and clients by modeling The Clearing's core consulting approaches, mindsets, and behaviors. You'll take ownership of project financials, client satisfaction, and deliverables, playing a critical role in integrating scientific insights into consulting work.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage projects, driving client outcomes and satisfaction; identify risks, as needed, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Oversee project financials, ensuring deliverable quality, and manage budgets, invoices, and status reports
• Develop high-quality client deliverables (e.g., presentations, reports, dashboards), in partnership with the Visual Consulting team; provide content review and guidance to team members, as needed.
• Facilitate client meetings to achieve desired outcomes
• Develop trusted professional relationships with clients and manage client requirements and expectations
• Lead and contribute to proposal development efforts, ensuring alignment with TC standards
• Navigate contracting options and partner with leadership to close engagements
• Pursue and secure follow-on or plus-up project work and coordinate capture activities for net-new growth
• Conduct research and analysis to inform client recommendations and solutions, presenting results clearly
• Support the professional development of junior team members, fostering a sense of belonging
• Contribute to content development for TC's Knowledge Base and Solution Kits
• Develop thought leadership materials showcasing your knowledge and application of TC's solutions
• Use complex data analysis to drive change strategies and process improvement
• Collaborate creatively with customer data sources and develop data visualizations
• Ensure data quality through extensive peer QA reviews, translating objectives into strategies

How You'll Do It

• Figure Things Out: Embrace uncertainty and adapt quickly, making progress without all the answers.
• Make It Happen: Take ownership and drive impact, prioritizing effectiveness over perfection.
• Flex Beyond Your Role: Support the team by stepping into new areas to achieve collective goals.
• Be Feedback-Forward: Engage in giving and receiving feedback as part of a collaborative team effort.
• Run Toward the Fire: Handle high-stakes moments with calm, clarity, and problem-solving agility.
• Iterate Fast: Test ideas, learn from data, and adjust quickly-always striving for better.
• Collaborate in Ambiguity: Partner with others to navigate evolving needs and challenges.

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• A master's degree in a highly analytical field (e.g., STEM, social sciences, data analytics, or data science)
• Six (6) + years of professional experience in management consulting or a client-facing environment, with at least four (4) years as a data analyst or data scientist
• Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Qlik Sense, Tableau)
• Experience in Data Mining, Data Lakes, Warehousing, Machine Learning, and AI is preferred
• Strong communication skills to present complex data to non-technical audiences
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites in the surrounding DC and Baltimore metro areas; occasional travel outside of these regions could be expected (5%)
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Bonus Points For: Experience in change management, strategic planning, or strategic communication; Program management or organizational design expertise; PMP and/or Prosci Change Management certification

Compensation

The projected annual salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $144,000. Actual compensation and starting salaries are determined based on various factors, including the candidate's education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, and clearance level, as well as internal equity. Once at The Clearing, movement through pay bands is based on performance. Base-annual salary is just one component of The Clearing's total compensation philosophy and approach. Employees are eligible to participate in The Clearing's robust benefits programs, including our incentive compensation (bonus) programs. Please refer to our Careers Page online for a complete list of benefits.

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel (sometimes extensively); occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand; communicate effectively (both orally and in writing); ability to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment; and occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Work is primarily sedentary, involving sitting for several hours at a time. Occasionally, tasks such as walking, climbing stairs, and standing are required in this role. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use sound judgment, withstand moderate stress, and maintain attention to detail. The Clearing is committed to partnering with all candidates and employees to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to meet these requirements.

EEO

The Clearing is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. In addition to federal legal requirements, The Clearing complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. These protections extend to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting and hiring practices, promotions, terminations, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training and career development programs.