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# Principal Analytics Lead

- **Company:** ANALYTICA
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Fraud Prevention and Detection, R (Programming Language), Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Information Technology
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** http://analyticallc.applytojob.com/apply/jobs/details/spWTvlCScw

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field (Master's preferred)
 * Minimum of 8 years of experience leading complex analytics, compliance, fraud detection, risk management or regulatory analytics programs.
 * Minimum 3 years of experience supporting fraud analytics, compliance analytics, or comparable analytics within a federal agency or similarly complex regulatory environment. .
 * Expertise in SQL, Python, R, and data visualization tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau
 * Must have active or ability to obtain IRS MBI clearance.

## Description

Analytica is seeking a Principal Analytics Lead to provide overall leadership, coordination, and accountability for a mission-critical IRS fraud analytics program supporting pre-refund fraud detection, identity theft analytics, first-party fraud risk mitigation, and portfolio-level performance oversight. The role will coordinate multi-workstream analytical execution, align contractor activities with Government priorities, guide operational reporting and stakeholder communications, and ensure analytical outputs are translated into actionable recommendations for IRS decision-makers., * Serve as the senior analytics lead responsible for day-to-day coordination, issue tracking, communication with Government stakeholders, and alignment of contractor resources across workstreams.

 * Provide overall leadership, coordination, and accountability for contract execution across fraud analytics, emerging risk response, and portfolio reporting workstreams.
 * Support portfolio-level execution by tracking work performed, upcoming activities, staffing risks, dependencies, quality reviews, and required documentation in Government-designated systems.
 * Translate analytical findings, model/rule performance results, fraud metrics, release plan outputs, and operational indicators into clear recommendations for Government stakeholders and senior leaders., To enhance efficiency, fairness, and accuracy, Analytica may use AI-assisted tools to support certain aspects of our hiring process.
 * Application Review: AI tools may help identify skills and experiences relevant to the role.
 * Interview Support: AI-powered notetaking tools may be used during interviews to document discussions and summarize key points.

These tools are used to assist our team. All hiring decisions are made by Analytica recruiters and hiring managers.


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