
Senior Forecasting Analyst
InStride Health
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $118,000 - $132,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own the lifecycle of forecasting models across various departments (e.g., Finance, Operations, Marketing).
- Develop, back-test, validate, and deploy predictive models using statistical techniques such as time series analysis, regression, ARIMA, exponential smoothing, and related methods.
- Define and monitor model performance metrics (e.g., MAPE, RMSE, bias); perform ongoing forecast-vs-actual analysis to identify drivers of variance and continuously improve accuracy.
- Design scenario-based forecasts (best case, worst case, most likely) to support planning under uncertainty.
- Write complex, highly optimized SQL queries (CTEs, window functions, advanced joins) to extract, transform, and aggregate data from the data warehouse.
- Partner closely with Data Engineering to define data requirements, improve data quality, and ensure consistency of metrics used in forecasting.
- Build and automate reliable data pipelines so forecasts are refreshed on a consistent and scalable cadence.
- Design, build, and maintain executive-level dashboards in Looker to surface forecasts, trends, and key drivers.
- Partner with functional leaders to understand business drivers, operational constraints, seasonality, and external market dynamics.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Data Analytics, FP&A, Demand Planning, or Data Science, with a demonstrated focus on forecasting and predictive modeling.
- Expert-level proficiency in SQL; advanced querying is second nature (CTEs, window functions, performance optimization).
- Strong experience with Looker (dashboard development and LookML) or a comparable BI platform.
- Deep understanding of time series concepts (trend, seasonality, cyclicality) and core statistical methods.
- Proficiency in Python or R for advanced modeling and analysis (e.g., pandas, statsmodels, Prophet, scikit-learn).
- Ability to clearly explain forecast changes, drivers, assumptions, and implications to non-technical stakeholders.
- A natural instinct to investigate root causes and challenge assumptions.
- Comfort owning ambiguous problems and making recommendations with incomplete information.
- Ability to partner cross-functionally and elevate the technical maturity of teammates.
Benefits
- 401k with match
- Flexible PTO
- Paid holidays
- 4 week paid sabbatical
- 12 week paid parental leave
- Health benefits starting on your first day
- Opportunity to work with talented and experienced team members
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
forecasting modelspredictive modelingtime series analysisregressionARIMAexponential smoothingSQLPythonRLooker
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvinginvestigativecross-functional collaborationadaptabilityanalytical thinkingstakeholder engagementcritical thinkingdata-driven decision makingambiguity management