Data Analyst
Coherent Corp.
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- Data analysisProject managementBudgetingData visualizationOperationsExcel
- Work
- On-site in Budd Lake
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Data analysis87%Data visualization67%Budgeting9%Project management5%of 78 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 29, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Data Analyst – Project Management Support is an entry-level position responsible for providing data analysis, reporting, and coordination support to project managers and cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will help track project financials, schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and performance metrics while developing accurate and timely reports for management.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, organize, validate, and analyze project data from multiple sources.
- Maintain project schedules, action-item logs, risk registers, and status reports.
- Prepare recurring project updates, dashboards, scorecards, and management reports.
- Track project progress against schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
- Identify schedule variances, cost trends, resource constraints, and potential risks.
- Support project managers with forecasting, trend analysis, and performance reporting.
- Assist with tracking purchase orders, invoices, project commitments, and expenditures.
- Coordinate data inputs from Engineering, Operations, Materials, Supply Chain, Finance, and other functions.
- Prepare meeting materials, presentations, action items, and follow-up communications.
- Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure information is current and accessible.
- Support project changes by tracking scope, schedule, cost, and deliverable updates.
- Develop ad hoc analyses and reports to support project decisions.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, data quality, and project execution.
- Support lessons-learned activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, charts, and data organization.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Business, Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical team members.
- Any relevant work experience is a plus.