Data Analyst – Research Job at Progressive Data Jobs in New York

Overview

Blue Rose Research develops a wide range of cutting-edge products used by progressive organizations. Our research undergirds short-term and long-term strategy for advancing progressive causes and has a trusted track record among key decision makers. Analysts coordinate among data scientists, machine learning engineers, and client relationships to deliver results on time. The insights from our products are used for understanding issues important to the public, what policies should be supported, how best to argue for them, and more. We are a fast and dynamic team and contribute to an increasingly rapid cadence of research projects with a growing roster of clients from across the progressive political world.

Base pay range: $70,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

Your Work Would Include

• Designing and launching surveys that will be taken by hundreds of thousands of Americans
• Managing the fielding of multiple surveys simultaneously to ensure sufficient data collection on time and on budget
• Tracking timelines and priorities and liaising between data scientists, engineers, and client-facing stakeholders
• Supporting external outreach efforts, including presentations to clients, political partners, and other vendors and consultants
• Analyzing data to answer questions from political strategists and clients
• Building subject matter context and thinking critically about our data to discern real trends versus potential bugs to flag for our machine learning data scientists
• Contributing new ideas to the ways we analyze, interpret, and communicate our data to deliver strategic guidance
• Providing product feedback to engineers to improve our tools for internal and external usage

Qualified Candidates Ideally

• Have at least 1-2 years professional experience, including internships
• Are comfortable with SQL and relational databases; can orient themselves to a new dataset, perform exploratory analysis, spot data quality issues, and justify decisions about handling imperfect data
• Have some background in R or Python programming
• Have strong oral and written communication skills, especially in a remote environment
• Enjoy spending time interacting with others as well as writing code
• Desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams with engineers, machine learning data scientists, statisticians and political experts; able to engage with less-technical stakeholders
• Enjoy fast-paced environments with high-volume, relatively small projects
• Are interested in and passionate about progressive politics and developing domain knowledge in addition to technical insight
• Are solutions-oriented, detail-focused, and creative thinkers who can handle open-ended research questions
• Are a kind team player who contributes to a warm working environment

We don’t expect every applicant to have expertise in every area listed above. We encourage you to apply if your experience doesn’t perfectly match all items. Candidates must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.

Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Non-profit Organization Management