Data Scientist - Analytics (Senior and Junior)

The role

This person will work at the intersection of modeling and analysis to turn modeled outputs into insights. They will support internal stakeholders by building analytics pipelines, conducting statistical analysis, and creating data visualizations.

What you will do

• Build analytics pipelines to produce automated reporting on public opinion and voter behavior.
• Build clear data visualizations and deliverables in R.
• Analyze data using regressions and other statistical concepts.
• Scope new research instruments, put them in the field, and monitor and analyze returns.
• Deliver actionable guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Build subject matter context and think critically about data to discern trends versus bugs.
• Use and provide product feedback on existing infrastructure to engineers and machine learning data scientists.
• Contribute new ideas to ways data is analyzed, interpreted, and communicated.

Required qualifications

• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Ability to perform exploratory analysis and spot data quality issues.
• Strong R programming background, or significant experience in python and a willingness to learn R.
• Used Github or other version control tools.
• Experience pulling insights from data and creating effective visualizations in ggplot, matplotlib, or similar.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially in a remote environment.
• Solutions-oriented, strong attention to detail, and a creative thinker.

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
• vision
• 401k match
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• fertility and family-building support through Maven Clinic
• unlimited PTO

Before you apply

• Active hiring will begin in January.
• Candidates must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.

About the company

Blue Rose Research helps Democrats win elections and advance progressive causes. They work with campaigns and major Democratic, progressive, and advocacy organizations to produce research and build tools.