Position: Federal Data Analyst
Location: Boston
About Pryzm
Pryzm is transforming how companies engage with the federal government. Today, federal procurement and BD is fragmented across disconnected workflows, siloed intelligence, and institutional knowledge locked in spreadsheets and inboxes. Pryzm brings together market intelligence, budget data, program visibility, and human insights into a single platform that helps teams navigate and win in the federal ecosystem. Pryzm is backed by Tier 1 investors including a16z, and is trusted by organizations across the national security and federal technology ecosystem. Our mission is simple: deliver the best capabilities to the missions that matter most.
The Role
Pryzm's platform depends on data that most companies don't even attempt to track well. We're looking for a Federal Data Analyst to help own that data, keeping it accurate, useful, and ahead of what our customers need. The role blends technical data work with market-facing analysis, and touches everything from day-to-day data quality to the insights we put in front of customers.
What You'll Do
Own and continuously improve pieces Pryzm's federal data, noting meaningful shifts and building structural improvements within the platform
Field customer-requested data pulls end to end, from scoping the ask to delivering a clean, accurate output
Design and build new data feeds and trackers tailored to specific customer use cases and workflows
Mine Pryzm's data for patterns and signal, turning it into thought leadership for existing customers and outbound marketing
Run structured QA passes across personnel, organizational, and program data to catch errors, gaps, and staleness before customers do
Partner with the rest of the data team, shaping long-term priorities for data coverage, structure, and quality
Partner with product and engineering to translate data gaps and customer feedback into architecture and UI improvements
What We're Looking For
0-3 years of experience in a role that combined hands-on data work with analysis or research, or relevant college degree + intern experience.
Technical with Data: you can write basic SQL, work with large or messy datasets, and spot a structural problem before it becomes a customer complaint
Familiarity with government contracting or federal personnel data (USASpending awards, J-Books/budget documents, DoD organizational structure) is a strong plus, but not a requirement.
Strong analytical writing, where you can turn a dataset into a clear, credible narrative for an executive audience
High attention to detail and self-driven mindset.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and moving quickly across data QA, customer requests, and longer-term projects in the same week
Qualifications
Located in Boston. This is a fully on-site position.
US Person required.
Veterans and those with military or intelligence community backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply
Benefits
Pryzm offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Competitive salary and meaningful equity
Platinum healthcare: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage fully covered for employees and dependents
Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance fully covered, with the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents
Skills Required
- 0–3 years of experience combining hands-on data work with analysis or research
- Relevant college degree plus internship experience may substitute for professional experience
- Ability to write basic SQL
- Experience working with large or messy datasets
- Strong analytical writing skills for executive audiences
- High attention to detail and self-driven work style
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and moving quickly across data QA, customer requests, and longer-term projects
- Familiarity with government contracting or federal personnel data
- Located in Boston
- Ability to work fully on-site
- US Person status
What We Do
Pryzm is an AI-powered operating system designed for federal procurement and business development. It integrates market intelligence, budget data, and program visibility into a unified platform to help organizations navigate the federal ecosystem. Founded by alumni from Palantir and Lockheed Martin, the company aims to eliminate information silos, improve decision-making, and accelerate acquisition processes for government contractors and federal agencies.
