RA Capital

Data Analyst Associate

The Data Analyst Associate will support the Research Team by leveraging technical skills and tools to ingest, clean, and analyze large datasets and ultimately glean insights from them. This role will report to the Director of Research. Candidates must be eager to experiment with ways to incorporate AI into their work to be more efficient and effective.

Key responsibilities:

- Manage sourcing, collection, curation, and structuring of detailed scientific and financial data to facilitate competitive landscape analysis and other projects as needed

- Efficiently pull from a myriad of databases, including internal proprietary databases, third-party subscription databases, and public databases to extract key data and supporting information

- Identify inefficiencies in our processes and propose technical solutions to optimize them, primarily through automation

- Partner with members of the TechAtlas and/or Investment Team to help scope analyses, distill take-aways, and identify actionable next steps

- Lead one or more quantitative data analytics projects with input from manager and help design and build data visualizations as needed

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor's Degree in data science, computer science, data analytics, software engineering or similar

- Prior internship or full-time experience (2 years or less). Preferred experience in biotech, life sciences or VC funds

- Advanced knowledge of Python (pandas, web scraping, api integrations) and SQL

- Experience with Databricks and Sigma Computing for dashboard creation

- Flexibility to manage priorities on multiple simultaneous projects

- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

- Ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets

- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in written and oral formats

- Must be based in Boston area; no relocation and local applicants only

- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or sponsorship transfers

Massachusetts base pay range: $65,000 - $90,000 USD