Manage daily Data team operations, research and analyze datasets, build internal and external reports (including an annual Startup Ecosystem Ranking), and maintain/improve Python scripts and data infrastructure to deliver actionable insights.
Your Role
As a Data Analyst, you'll manage the day-to-day operations of the Data team, working closely with the Data Manager, the Development team, and the CEO.
You will:
- Research, process, and analyze datasets across various organizational projects, including our flagship yearly Startup Ecosystem Ranking report.
- Build reports for internal and external stakeholders, translating data into actionable insights.
- Maintain and improve our Python scripts and data infrastructure.
Must have:
- High proficiency in Excel, SQL, and Python (Pandas).
Good to have:
- Python (Matplotlib), Linux Shell, ETL processes.
- You're highly motivated, detail-oriented, and genuinely interested in economic development and startup ecosystems. You thrive working with an established, close-knit, and fun team.
- Previous involvement with startup ecosystems, for example working within a startup-related organization, is a strong plus.
- Professional-level fluency in English is essential for this role.
- We're looking for someone who wants to grow with us long-term and become a key part of the company's continued success.
- Compensation: Starting monthly salary depends on experience and skills, with growth tied to your contributions to the company's goals.
- Hiring process: Initial screening questions, a short test task, and several interviews to help you get to know the team.
- Vacation: 26 paid vacation days per year.
- Remote Position
- Work from anywhere as long as your working hours align with the Central European Time Zone (9 AM - 5 PM CET)
- Full-time contractor engagement
StartupBlink is a global startup ecosystem map and research center, trusted by hundreds of thousands of stakeholders and featured in thousands of publications worldwide. We deploy startup ecosystem portals and provide research and policy advisory services that help dozens of governments and leading international organizations accelerate the growth of their startup ecosystems.
We're a small, motivated, fully remote team, with most members based in Europe, which is why this role operates on European business hours. You'll be working directly with our management team on high-impact projects.
This role offers the opportunity to build critical expertise, grow your career, and collaborate with world-class clients and partners.
Come build with us!
Similar Jobs
Logistics • Transportation • Industrial
Supports data extraction, management, quality assurance, cleaning, validation, harmonization, statistical and qualitative analysis, and public health program evaluation. Develops analytic datasets and contributes to technical memoranda, reports, presentations, tables, and figures. Analyzes implementation measures and mixed-methods data, interprets findings, and recommends program improvements. Requires collaboration with government and public health stakeholders, use of Microsoft Office and CDC administrative systems, and the ability to obtain and maintain required customer clearance.
Top Skills:
Cdc Administrative SystemsE-ClearanceExcelHuman SubjectsIrbMS OfficeOmbOutlookPowerPointProjectSharepointTeamsWord
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Analyze data from multiple channels and databases, develop reporting and interpretation tools, identify process improvements, and advise stakeholders on complex analytical initiatives. Perform descriptive and diagnostic analyses, translate business needs into data solutions, coordinate implementation, and provide recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Top Skills:
Databases
Cybersecurity
Analyze the customer lifecycle across activation, engagement, retention, expansion, and renewal for a product-led SaaS business. Partner with Customer Success, Product, Growth, RevOps, and Data Engineering to develop analytical frameworks, identify growth opportunities, evaluate experiments, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leaders. Build data foundations and standards supporting digital success, AI, automation, forecasting, anomaly detection, and generative BI.
Top Skills:
A/B TestingAmplitudeArtificial IntelligenceClaudeDatabricksDbtDustGainsightGenerative BiHexMachine LearningOmniPredictive ModelingSalesforceSegmentSnowflakeSQL
What you need to know about the Boston Tech Scene
Boston is a powerhouse for technology innovation thanks to world-class research universities like MIT and Harvard and a robust pipeline of venture capital investment. Host to the first telephone call and one of the first general-purpose computers ever put into use, Boston is now a hub for biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence — though it’s also home to several B2B software giants. So it’s no surprise that the city consistently ranks among the greatest startup ecosystems in the world.
Key Facts About Boston Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 269,000; 9.4% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toast, Klaviyo, HubSpot, DraftKings
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, software, aerospace
- Funding Landscape: $15.7 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Summit Partners, Volition Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, MassVentures, Highland Capital Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: MIT, Harvard University, Boston College, Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Bureau of Economic Research, Broad Institute, Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
