Data Analyst

Be yourself at Protolabs 

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams. 

Why Protolabs? 

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing.  We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds.  We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.  It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home. 

Join our team as a Data Analyst!

This role is onsite in Maple Plain, MN on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

We’re looking for a curious, sharp, and proactive Data Analyst who speaks SQL as a native language, to join our growing team. In this role, you won’t just crunch numbers — you’ll partner closely with business stakeholders, uncover insights that shape strategy, enhancing data pipelines and help us make smarter, faster decisions across the company.

You’ll work alongside experienced analysts and report into a team that values clarity, creativity, and impact over dashboards-for-dashboard’s-sake. If you're excited about turning messy data into meaningful action, and you want to grow in a role where your work is seen, heard, and used — we’d love to hear from you.

Our Data / Analytics Tech Stack: Domo, SQL, DBT, Looker, Snowflake, Airbyte, Stitch, Python, Docker, MS SQL Servier, AWS: EC2, S3 etc.

• Work on a wide range of different Analytical projects across different teams in the company
• Enhance data pipelines with DBT and accelerate our Analytics Engineering team with the data foundations and making them accessible in Domo / Looker with a semantic layer.
• Pro-actively dig into the data, solving business challenges using insights from our quantitative data sources
• Empower other teams and its analyst ambassadors with the necessary tools so they understand and analyze their core metrics
• Prioritize various data requests and perform analyses on key issues to help various teams at Protolabs
• Setup, maintain and improve the dashboards that are used throughout the organization
• Collaborating with different teams to ensure the quality and stability of the data used to feed core metrics
• Be part and engage with a super fun International data / analytics team

• 2-5 years of experience in Data Analytics in a tech scale-up environment
• Strong academic track record, preferably with a quantitative Masters degree
• Skilled in at least SQL, Python is considered a plus
• In depth experience with at least one BI Tool (Looker, Domo, Tableau, PowerBI, etc)
• BONUS 1: Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce, Hubspot, Data Cloud etc.)
• BONUS 2: Ambition / experience in advanced analytics to solve predictive modeling challenges

• We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity
• In addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
• Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid caregiver leave
• You will receive 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vest
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
• Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
• And More!

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.