Senior Data Analyst
Summary
Cartwheel is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to build product analytics solutions from the ground up to support student mental health programs. The role involves using SQL, cloud data platforms, and visualization tools like Looker to provide actionable insights to cross-functional teams.
Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis!
Cartwheel is an early-stage company building a new kind of mental health program for kids that puts schools at the center. We see our role as supporting school staff who see kids every single day. Instead of going around them, we collaborate with them. This means:
- Earlier intervention
- Higher student and family engagement in care
- Better coordination among the trusted adults in a student’s life
Kids shouldn't just aspire to get out of bed and drag themselves to class. They should be able to experience joy. They deserve to envision and build a life they’re excited to live. If you join Cartwheel, you’ll help make this vision a reality for millions of students across the country. We’re backed by top investors including A Street Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Reach Capital, General Catalyst, BoxGroup, and Able Partners, and we're looking for mission-driven teammates to join our team.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Senior Data Analyst at Cartwheel you have the unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with strategic thinking to transform complex data into actionable insights. This full-stack, product analytics-focused role is particularly exciting because it will allow you to build 0 to 1 within an established data team. In this role, you will work in a team of 4 - 5 people that support the data needs of a fast growing organization and will serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams while building robust analytics solutions. At Cartwheel, we fundamentally believe that technology is a critical part of delivering optimal mental healthcare to the student population we serve.
Role type: W2, Full-Time, Salaried position
Salary range: $140,000 - $160,000 plus competitive equity package
Location: Remote, based in the United States
Start date: September 2026
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Strategic Partnership & Collaboration
- Cultivate strong collaborative relationships and serve as a thought partner with product, operations, and clinical stakeholders to ensure that we build the right things the right way
- Lean on the subject matter expertise you’ll develop to translate business questions into analytical frameworks and data requirements
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders, including presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership
- Navigate complex dependencies and requirements to deliver solutions that meet both technical and business specifications
Data Analysis & Insights
- Design and execute complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze large healthcare and education datasets
- Develop net-new data models supporting key business functions, with a strong emphasis on Product
- Build and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Looker, Mixpanel, and other modern analytics tools
- Build and support self-service tooling to empower your stakeholders to access real-time insights
Data Governance & Quality Assurance
- Champion data quality by implementing testing strategies, monitoring solutions, and governance practices that ensure system reliability
- Document analytical methodologies and maintain reproducible analysis workflows
- Establish data visualization best practices and maintain dashboard governance standards
- Contribute to data dictionary development and metadata management
- Partner with software and data engineering teams to improve data quality and accessibility
WHO YOU ARE
Must have...
- Passion for our mission to tackle the youth mental health crisis and improve outcomes for students and families
- 4+ years of professional data analysis experience preferably in healthcare, education, or related sectors
- Advanced proficiency in SQL for complex data manipulation and analysis
- Proficiency in data visualization platforms (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
- Experience with cloud data platforms (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)
- Experience working directly with Product teams (i.e. measuring funnel health, defining guardrail metrics, A/B testing)
- Problem solving skills with strong analytical and debugging skills and ability to tackle complex technical challenges systematically
- Communication abilities to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Product-oriented mindset — you think deeply about how your technical work supports user needs and business outcomes
- Ownership mentality with demonstrated ability to take projects from conception to completion with minimal oversight
Extra credit...
- Experience working in data orchestration tools like dbt or Dataform
- Healthcare, mental health, or education technology experience with understanding of regulatory requirements and user sensitivity
- Early-stage startup experience with ability to work effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Experience partnering with engineering teams to develop robust eventing infrastructure
Please apply even if you don't meet all of the criteria. If your past experience doesn't perfectly match the job description, but you bring other relevant experience or skills, we'd still love to hear from you. You may be a great fit!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE CARTWHEEL
Our hope is that Cartwheel will be your best career decision! In addition to tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time, at a company well-positioned to do so, you'll have:
- Mission-oriented and inclusive colleagues who will go to bat for you
- Competitive compensation between $140,000 - $160,000
- Generous PPO medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Unlimited PTO, including company closure from Christmas-New Years (12/25-1/1)
- Paid parental leave
- 401K with employer match
- Meaningful equity ownership stake in Cartwheel
- Flexible and remote role with regular in-person retreats
- Annual learning stipend
- Macbook