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Ascension is seeking a Senior Analytics Specialist to support DLA Weapons Support in transforming operational, acquisition, planning, and logistics-related data into clear, actionable analysis for decision-making. This role is suited for a data-driven professional who can work across program offices, interpret business and mission requirements, develop performance metrics, produce dashboards and reports, and help leadership understand trends, risks, workload drivers, and process improvement opportunities.

The ideal candidate understands that analytics support in a Defense Logistics Agency environment is not just about producing charts or spreadsheets. The role requires the ability to organize complex information, validate data quality, track task progress, communicate findings clearly, and help DLA Weapons Support maintain visibility into work supporting cost-effective logistics support to the Warfighter. The right candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, responsive, and comfortable working in a structured federal environment with changing priorities, multiple stakeholders, and time-sensitive deliverables.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Analytics Specialist will provide analytical and reporting support across DLA Weapons Support directorates and Industrial Support Activities. The contractor will collect, clean, analyze, and interpret data; develop reports, dashboards, and decision-support products; support performance tracking; and assist government stakeholders in identifying trends, gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

This role requires strong practical experience using Microsoft Excel and related Microsoft Office tools to manage data, build reports, prepare briefings, and present findings. The Senior Analytics Specialist should be able to translate business questions into analytic approaches, document assumptions, validate data sources, and communicate results in a way that supports program management, acquisition planning, logistics support, workload tracking, and operational decision-making.

The role may require the use of the Daily Workload Utility (DRU) or a similar DLA-designated tracking system to receive, monitor, update, and report task status. The candidate should be comfortable working with structured task trackers, data calls, recurring reports, action item logs, dashboards, metrics, trend analyses, and leadership briefing materials.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Collect and validate data from government-provided systems, spreadsheets, trackers, reports, and stakeholder inputs.
• Analyze workload, performance, acquisition, planning, logistics, and business process data to identify trends, risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, data summaries, charts, tables, and executive-level briefing materials.
• Build and maintain Excel-based data models, pivot tables, formulas, data trackers, and performance reporting tools.
• Support development and refinement of key performance indicators, measures of effectiveness, and management reporting formats.
• Update assigned tasks, deliverables, and action items in the Daily Workload Utility or other DLA-designated tracking system.
• Translate business and mission questions into analytic approaches, data requirements, and clear reporting products.
• Coordinate with project managers, functional leads, SMEs, and government stakeholders to confirm data definitions, assumptions, and reporting needs.
• Prepare PowerPoint briefings, written summaries, analytic narratives, and talking points for government review.
• Review source data for completeness, consistency, and accuracy before analysis or reporting.
• Identify data quality issues and recommend practical fixes, data standards, or process improvements.
• Support process mapping, workflow analysis, and business process improvement activities using data-driven findings.
• Maintain organized documentation of data sources, calculations, assumptions, version history, and report changes.
• Respond to data calls, leadership information requests, and recurring reporting deadlines with timely, accurate products.
• Protect sensitive government information and follow DLA requirements for data handling, disclosure, and confidentiality.