Data Scientist - Analytics (Senior and Junior)

Blue Rose Research helps Democrats win elections and advance progressive causes. We work with campaigns in battleground races up and down the ballot and major Democratic, progressive, and advocacy organizations across the country to produce the research and build the tools they use to decide what to say and where to spend. We are hiring a data scientist with a focus in analytics to work at the intersection of modeling and analysis, supporting internal stakeholders in delivering guidance to key clients. Note: We are currently collecting resumes for this role; active hiring will begin in January. Details of role may be revised when hiring begins. We are a remote-first company and we have an office in NYC.

Responsibilities

Help build out a suite of analytics pipelines to take modeled outputs and produce automated reporting on public opinion and voter behavior at a rapid cadence; build clear data visualizations and deliverables in R to communicate modeled results to less technical audiences; analyze data using regressions and other statistical concepts to answer questions from political strategists and clients; scope new research instruments, put them in the field, then monitor and analyze returns to craft robust guidance and answer client questions; deliver actionable guidance to internal stakeholders, helping them understand nuances of model output; build subject matter context and think critically about data to discern real trends versus potential bugs to flag for machine learning data scientists; use and provide product feedback on existing infrastructure to engineers and machine learning data scientists; contribute new ideas to the ways the team analyzes, interprets, and communicates data

Requirements

Experience with SQL and relational databases; ability to quickly orient to a new dataset, perform exploratory analysis, spot data quality issues, and justify decisions about imperfect data; strong R programming background, or significant experience in Python and willingness to learn R; experience using GitHub or other version control tools; desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams; experience pulling insights from data, building a story around them, and creating effective visualizations (ggplot, matplotlib, or similar); strong oral and written communication skills, especially in a remote environment; solutions-oriented, strong attention to detail, creative thinker comfortable with open-ended research questions; kind person and team player; must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States

Nice to have

Experience contributing to a codebase using agentic coding tools (e.g. Claude Code); experience designing, building, and owning production-level analytics pipelines using real-world data; experience working with the voterfile; willingness to engage with the wider progressive political ecosystem and develop domain knowledge

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401k match; 20 weeks paid parental leave; fertility and family-building support through Maven Clinic; unlimited PTO