Principal Workforce Analyst

Develop and deliver workforce analytics, dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting solutions.

Analyze workforce trends including headcount, attrition, hiring, internal mobility, talent availability, and organizational effectiveness.

Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders to identify reporting and analytics requirements.

Translate complex workforce data into clear insights and actionable recommendations.

Design, build, validate, and deploy predictive analytics models that support workforce decision-making.

Develop predictive solutions for employee attrition risk, hiring demand forecasting, workforce planning, talent supply and demand, and organizational trends.

Apply statistical and machine learning techniques including Logistic Regression, Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), classification models, regression techniques, and segmentation or clustering.

Evaluate model performance, document assumptions and limitations, and communicate business implications to stakeholders.

Build scalable data models and reporting frameworks using Power BI and SQL.

Partner with IT and data engineering teams to strengthen data quality and analytics infrastructure.

Promote consistent metric definitions, data integrity, documentation, and governance across reporting solutions.

Recommend improvements to workforce analytics processes, methodologies, and self-service capabilities.

Present insights and recommendations to senior leaders and executive audiences.

Develop executive-ready narratives that connect workforce trends to business outcomes.

Support strategic planning discussions through evidence-based recommendations.

Influence decision-making through effective communication, business acumen, and stakeholder partnership.

Lead complex analytics initiatives from initial scoping through implementation and adoption.

Manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.

Mentor analysts and share analytical practices, methods, and technical knowledge across the team.

Contribute to the continued evolution of the Workforce Analytics roadmap and predictive analytics strategy.

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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