Optimal continuously seeks curious and action-oriented staff to perform innovative and challenging tasks. Are you interested in joining us?
As a merit-based employer, Optimal is committed to fostering a multi-perspective work environment where our employees respect one another and share a commitment to our firm’s values, mission, and strategies. We encourage candidates to apply for employment opportunities because you want to make a difference. Optimal offers a range of employee benefits.
Current Opportunities:
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Senior Business Intelligence Analyst (College Park, MD)
Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
Develop reports and visualizations to present business data to stakeholders.
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Design and implement data integration and transformation solutions across multiple systems.
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Build and maintain data pipelines to process, transfer, and manage datasets.
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Design and implement data storage solutions to support analytics and reporting needs.
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Retrieve and analyze datasets using search and indexing techniques.
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Validate data accuracy and integrity.
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Document reporting procedures and maintain workflow records. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in data processing and reporting systems.
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Gather and analyze data and reporting requirements from business and technical teams to support reporting solutions.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, or a closely related field.
- Two (2) years of experience in business intelligence or data analytics, including:
- Two (2) years of experience developing reports and dashboards using Tableau, Power BI or Cognos.
- Two (2) years of experience querying, transforming, and managing data in relational databases using SQL (e.g. Microsoft SQL, Server, PostgreSQL).
Compensation: $88,462 to $95,000 per year
Benefits: Health, vision, dental, and life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, employee assistance program, and tuition reimbursement.
Apply to: Tracye Turner, tturner@optimalsolutionsgroup.com,
Founded in 2000, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC, is a nonpartisan public policy research and software development firm that stands out for its innovative approaches to provide rigorous, data-driven research and technical assistance to government agencies, corporations, NGOs, and philanthropic foundations. Located at the University of Maryland’s Discovery District in College Park, Optimal is a leader in driving real-time public policy research. Optimal has 60+ employees, including multidisciplinary researchers with backgrounds in economics, education, health, international development, agriculture, nutrition, statistics, entrepreneurship, information management, and computer science.
Optimal distinguishes itself in a highly dynamic environment by its quantitative expertise, innovations, and use of best practices. The mission of Optimal’s staff is to be recognized subject matter experts who exceed client standards by working on timely, meaningful, interesting, and substantive projects using rigorous, innovative, and nonpartisan approaches.
Optimal uses a rigorous internal, multi-layered review process, well-defined internal systems, and a shared communications protocol. We are a team dedicated to earning the respect of our clients, partners, and ourselves while balancing financial obligations and goals.
Optimal strives to meet its corporate goals and fulfill its mission through a philosophy of practicing integrity and honest communication, and encouraging a healthy work-life balance and personal growth and development.
Healthy work site with:
• Cafés with fresh and healthy breakfast and snack choices
• On-site fitness center
• Yoga balls
• Walking paths
• Team-building activities
• Stand-up desks
• Walking contests
• Game room
Inside Optimal
Discovery District
Benefits play an important role in your choice of an employer. That is why we strive to make sure our benefits reflect the changing needs and wants of our staff with the goal to empower them with the resources, incentives, and flexibility needed to enjoy success on the job and to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Group Health Insurance: Three Tiers – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield:
• HMO
• Open Access
• GroupVision Insurance
• Premium Group Dental Insurance, including Orthodontia
Additionally, Optimal pays 100% of the premiums for Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability, as well as Life Insurance and employer paid Long-Term Care insurances with the option to purchase additional:
• Life insurance, including a family option
• Long-term care family option
Additional benefits available to Optimal employees:
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive paid time off package
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• SMARTRIP – Enhanced benefit towards ridership via Metro
• Affiliate status – Enjoy affiliate status with the University of Maryland
• SECU – Credit union affiliation
• Pet plan – Discounted rates for pet insurance
• Professional memberships
• Working Advantage Discount Program
• Paid time off for jury duty and military obligations
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) program, including employer matching
