Lightcast

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DataAnalyst-TaxonomyandClassification

Moscow, Idaho, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Data Analyst - Taxonomy and Classification at Lightcast. Skills: Taxonomy, Classification, Data Analysis, NLP. Interpret and classify natural language data. Perform root cause analysis”

What You'll Achieve.

improving the quality, coverage, and relevance of Lightcast’s enriched data, models, and taxonomies; ensuring data quality standards

Industry & Context.

labor market insights
Problems you'll solve

resolving data ambiguities; identify and resolve data quality and classification issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

SQL, data extraction/query languages, Elasticsearch, KQL, SPARQL

Nice to Have

advanced degree, text analysis, natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), statistical analysis techniques, AI coding copilots, Claude, Codex

What You'll Do.

Interpret and classify natural language data

Perform root cause analysis

Develop and maintain decision-making criteria

Conduct research for taxonomy improvements

Execute data extraction

Communicate data findings

Respond to customer feedback

Contribute to product roadmapping

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Communicate complex data findings and taxonomy-related issues to technical teams and stakeholders; Respond to customer feedback and questions related to datasets and taxonomy accuracy

Communication Scope

Communicate complex data findings

Process & Methodology

project scoping, process improvements

Full Job Description

## Description The Data Analyst – Taxonomies and Classification at Lightcast is responsible for evaluating and improving the quality, coverage, and relevance of Lightcast’s enriched data, models, and taxonomies. This role focuses on analyzing and classifying large-scale labor market data, resolving data ambiguities, developing decision-making frameworks, and ensuring data quality standards. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about identifying patterns in data to improve taxonomy structures and data products ## Major Responsibilities Interpret and classify natural language data such as job titles, job postings, and company names using NLP-related methodologies. Perform root cause analysis to identify and resolve data quality and classification issues. Develop and maintain decision-making criteria, enrichment processes, and quality assurance standards. Conduct research to support taxonomy improvements and identify new use case opportunities. Execute data extraction, ETL, and data mining processes using SQL, Python, R, Excel, or similar tools. Work with relational databases such as Snowflake, Postgres, SQL Server, or SQLite. Communicate complex data findings and taxonomy-related issues to technical teams and stakeholders. Respond to customer feedback and questions related to datasets and taxonomy accuracy. Contribute to product roadmapping, project scoping, and process improvements. Utilize visualization and project management tools such as Kibana, Looker, Tableau, Jira, Wrike, or Asana as needed. ## Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field; advanced degree or equivalent practical experience preferred. 1–3 years of experience working with ML classification models, taxonomy development, or maintaining proprietary/government taxonomies across various data types. Experience with SQL and data extraction/query languages such as Elasticsearch,

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