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# Analyst Consultant

- **Company:** Education Resource Strategies
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Salary:** $75,000 - $85,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Big Data, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/analyst-consultant-boston-ma--c5eff25a-12f2-4861-af49-5103e6ced848

## About the Role

Analysis Skills, Consulting, Consulting, Nonprofit, Team Player, Sustainability, Financial Analysis, Budget Forecasting, Budgeting, Funding, * The drive to leverage your skills in a mission-driven organization committed to ensuring every student in every school has access to the resources they need to succeed.

 * Strong quantitative data analysis skills, including comfort with numbers and experience using descriptive analysis of large data sets to address complex questions and challenges.
 * Excellent logical reasoning skills, including the ability to ask critical questions, gather relevant information, and draw well-supported conclusions.

Qualifications

Meeting every preferred qualification is not required to advance in our search. These criteria are not mandatory. Alignment with our mission, values, and impact is critical.

Required

 * Bachelor's degree emphasizing quantitative and analytical coursework with a track record of strong academic achievement
 * Comfort working with numbers and data to break down and solve complex problems through quantitative analysis (efficiently and accurately categorize, make meaning of, and interpret large data sets with multiple variables)
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including the ability to synthesize complex material)
 * AI proficiency: Curiosity (required) and proficiency (strongly preferred) in using AI to augment research, data analysis, and problem solving, while applying sound judgment to challenge assumptions, verify accuracy, and improve the quality of outputs.
 * Demonstrated passion for and commitment to ERS' mission and values exemplified through work experience, leadership opportunities, or community involvement
 * Occasional travel for approximately 2-4 days at a time, typically averaging less than one trip per month (with some project phases requiring additional travel for limited periods)
 * Adhere to a hybrid work schedule, working from our office in Watertown, MA office at least three consistent days per week
 * NOTE: Must be authorized to work for an employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa; this includes (STEM) OPT, as it will require sponsorship in the future.

Strongly Preferred

 * Proficiency in R, including using it to clean, analyze, and interpret quantitative data

## Description

This role has a projected start date of July 2027 or September 2027 subject to business needs.

Consulting projects at ERS

Our focus is on high-impact work within K-12 public school districts that support a significant population of students from low-income families. Our projects:

 * Strengthen financial sustainability by analyzing resources, forecasting budgets, and aligning spending with strategic priorities
 * Distribute resources to the highest-need areas by implementing equitable, strategic funding and budgeting models that build capacity for effective financial decision-making
 * Improve student and teacher experiences by analyzing staffing structures and school design models to optimize learning and enhance teacher retention
 * Facilitate learning opportunities for cohorts of state and district leaders to explore solutions to shared challenges

We develop strong relationships with the state agencies and school district partners we serve to seek understanding about student and teacher demographics, context, and needs. This individualized approach supports the creation of unique, effective strategies and solutions to influence sustainable change.

Who should apply

Graduating seniors, early career professionals, and those with strong quantitative analytic skills interested in a career transition to education consulting.

What youll do

Analysts utilize their proven quantitative (descriptive) analysis and logical reasoning skills to support systemic, transformative change in K-12 education via shifts in resource allocation.

In summary, specific responsibilities include:

 * Work in small, highly collaborative teams to help design strategic shifts in how K-12 state education agencies and school districts allocate resources (people, time, and money)
 * Break down complex, sometimes ambiguous questions into manageable components to inform actionable recommendations using methodologically sound quantitative methods
 * Own clearly defined workstreams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
 * Support senior team members in developing recommendations that drive measurable impact for K-12 education partners
 * Support research, data analysis, and modeling to generate insights and test hypotheses
 * Actively engage and contribute to culture-building initiatives rooted in learning and relationship-building, including quarterly ERS weeks