Ascension LLC is seeking an experienced Intermediate Analyst – Team Lead to serve as a key personnel role supporting a mission-critical federal program. This role is designed for a professional who brings a strong blend of analytical expertise, team leadership, and client-facing execution, and who thrives in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

The Intermediate Analyst – Team Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality analytical outputs, coordinating task execution across analyst staff, and serving as a trusted point of contact between Ascension leadership and the client. The ideal candidate will have domain experience aligned with federal programs, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to lead analysts while still remaining hands-on with technical and analytical work.

This role is well-suited for candidates who enjoy solving complex problems, mentoring team members, and translating requirements into actionable deliverables that directly support client goals.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Intermediate Analyst – Team Lead is responsible for leading analytical support activities, overseeing day-to-day execution of assigned tasks, and ensuring work products meet contractual, quality, and schedule requirements. Acting as both a working analyst and a team lead, this individual balances independent analytical work with coordination, review, and mentorship of other analysts.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and proactive, with demonstrated experience operating in environments where requirements may evolve and priorities must be managed carefully. The role requires someone who is self-driven, comfortable working with minimal supervision, and skilled at anticipating issues before they escalate.

This position supports the client by:

• Translating program requirements into structured analytical approaches
• Ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance across analytical deliverables
• Supporting data-driven decision-making through high-quality analysis and reporting
• Coordinating workflows, tools, and processes to maintain operational efficiency

The role regularly utilizes tools such as Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint), data tracking systems, reporting templates, and client-defined workflows or case management platforms.

Position Responsibilities and Anticipated Activities

• Lead and coordinate the work of assigned analysts to ensure timely, accurate task execution
• Perform intermediate-level qualitative and quantitative analysis in support of program objectives
• Review analyst work products for quality, accuracy, and compliance with requirements
• Develop and maintain analytical documentation, reports, dashboards, and briefing materials
• Translate client requirements into clear tasking and guidance for analyst staff
• Monitor workloads, priorities, and schedules to ensure delivery milestones are met
• Collaborate with project management and senior leadership to resolve issues and mitigate risks
• Communicate status updates, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Support continuous process improvement by identifying efficiencies in workflows and tools
• Mentor junior and intermediate analysts to strengthen team performance and consistency