Leidos

Business Data Analyst / Methodologist

Leidos  •  $92k - $167k/yr  •  United States (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Business Data Analyst / Methodologist

This position requires that you currently possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance to be considered.

Leidos is seeking an experienced Business Data Analyst / Methodologist to support a mission-focused Intelligence Community customer by designing, implementing, and analyzing workforce surveys and other business analytics initiatives. This role helps senior leaders better understand workforce trends, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and operational challenges through data-driven insights.

You'll partner directly with customer stakeholders to design meaningful surveys, facilitate focus groups, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, develop dashboards and visualizations, and present actionable recommendations to leadership. This is an opportunity to work on projects that directly influence workforce strategy, organizational performance, and mission success.

The ideal candidate is a curious problem solver who enjoys translating complex datasets into clear, compelling stories. They are equally comfortable working independently and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve challenging business problems.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Partner with customer stakeholders to identify business questions and develop effective survey strategies.
  • Design, build, administer, and manage surveys using customer-provided survey platforms.
  • Plan and facilitate focus groups and analyze qualitative findings alongside survey results.
  • Clean, organize, validate, and prepare data for analysis.
  • Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify meaningful trends, patterns, and workforce insights.
  • Develop performance measures, dashboards, and visualizations that effectively communicate findings.
  • Collaborate with database developers, methodologists, and other analytic team members to integrate multiple data sources.
  • Produce briefing materials and executive-level presentations that clearly communicate analytic findings and recommendations.
  • Leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI-enabled tools to assist in analyzing open-ended survey responses and identifying themes.
  • Support recurring survey programs and longitudinal analysis to identify trends over time.

Basic Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computational Social Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or another field emphasizing advanced data analytics.
  • One of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of advanced data analytics experience.
  • Master's degree with 6+ years of advanced data analytics experience.
  • Associate's degree with 13+ years of advanced data analytics experience.
  • Experience cleaning, preparing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
  • Experience identifying trends and translating data into meaningful business insights.
  • Experience developing performance measures and executive dashboards.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools.
  • Experience with SQL, MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, or other relational databases.
  • Experience supporting Intelligence Community customers or workforce analytics initiatives.
  • Experience producing executive-level visualizations, charts, and presentations.
  • Familiarity with survey methodology, employee engagement research, organizational assessments, or workforce studies.
  • Experience using AI-enabled analytic tools or Large Language Models to support qualitative data analysis.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

August 28, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

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Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1969
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