Research Analyst

Role Overview

The Research Analyst will carry out structured investigation, evaluate data, and turn findings into practical insights that support decisions across business, financial, market, or operational areas. The position is focused on making sense of complex information and presenting evidence-based conclusions that help with planning, forecasting, and improving performance.

Core Responsibilities

Key duties include gathering, arranging, and checking data from a variety of sources such as industry publications, databases, surveys, financial records, and public datasets. The role involves both quantitative and qualitative analysis to uncover trends, relationships, patterns, and outliers that are relevant to the research goals.

The analyst will also produce research reports, executive summaries, dashboards, and presentations that present results in a clear, organized, and decision-ready way. Depending on the assignment, the work may include forecasting, benchmarking, market sizing, risk assessment, or performance analysis.

Working with business leaders, product teams, finance groups, or strategy teams is an important part of the role. This includes helping define research objectives, refining methods, and ensuring the outputs match organizational priorities. The position also supports improvements in data quality, research workflows, and analytical frameworks.

Ongoing tracking of industry movements, economic changes, and new data sources is expected so that the research remains current, accurate, and useful.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have strong analytical and critical thinking ability, along with the skill to interpret complex data and convert it into meaningful insights. They should be able to frame research questions clearly and choose suitable analytical methods.

Comfort with spreadsheet tools, data analysis software, and reporting applications is required. Exposure to data visualization tools and statistical techniques will be beneficial.

Knowledge of research methods, including quantitative and qualitative approaches, survey creation, and data validation, is important.

Strong communication skills are needed to present findings clearly and succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences. The role also calls for excellent attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to juggle several research tasks while meeting deadlines in a structured, fast-moving setting.

Additional Information

This position is based in Australia and is offered as a part-time onsite role.