Senior Manager of Data Science and Analytics, Bluelabs
$105-115k
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Data science & analytics firm
Open for applications
Data science & analytics firm
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$105-115k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
BlueLabs' mission is to help organizations improve the efficacy of their communications with individuals, fine-tune their strategy, identify opportunities, and measure outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- The Senior Manager should have deep technical expertise, strong communication, and demonstrated people leadership skills
- They should be a creative and collaborative leader who is always looking to understand the needs of their client and provide innovative solutions to deliver on those needs
- They aren’t afraid of messy data and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment. They value a culture of mentorship and enjoy providing growth opportunities to their team
- 5+ years of relevant experience with at least 1-year managing managers, analysts and/or data scientists
- Experience with and ability to apply knowledge of foundations of statistics and modeling (distributions, parameter estimation, confidence intervals, and tests, etc.) both in your work and in the ability to teach and guide others
- Experience with experimental design and causal inference
- Advanced understanding of statistical programming languages, preferably SQL, R, and/or Python
- Expertise in building predictive models using regression and machine learning techniques
- Experience developing processes for scoping complex projects and refining ambiguous goals
- Strong familiarity with analyzing/interpreting data and large volumes of information to distill what is most important
- Ability to effectively communicate and present technical concepts to a non-technical audience, both in writing and verbally
- Experience creating and delivering informative and engaging data visualizations using industry-leading tools to combine data insights with strong storytelling, both in your work and in the ability to teach and guide others
- Leadership competencies in the following: empathy, active listening, coaching/feedback, integrity, decisiveness, and problem-solving
- In order to be qualified for this position you must currently have or be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust security clearance, which requires either US Citizenship or three (3) of five (5) years of US residency
- To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment
- BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations
- Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated
- BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability, pregnancy, or on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws
What the job involves
- The Senior Manager I, Data Science and Analytics will provide leadership and oversight to a team of analysts and data scientists at varying levels
- Lead a team of Data Scientists and Analysts to develop, implement, and deliver a suite of analytics products and services that inform decision-making for healthcare.gov communications
- Provide mentorship and supervision using your technical background and experience to help others grow
- Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to propose, design, and evaluate data science projects (including longitudinal experiments, A/B testing, and statistical modeling)
- Ensure that products and results from analytics and data science projects (e.g. reports, models, projections, presentations) are high quality and meet business requirements
- Support program leadership by providing strategic business insight and actionable recommendations based on findings
- Collaborate with engineers, program leadership, and external stakeholders to troubleshoot problems and proactively create solutions
- Ensure team excellence by maintaining process documentation and staying apprised of new standard best practices in analytics and data science
- This role is both supervisory (direct and indirect reports) and a hands-on individual contributor providing technical guidance and support
Our take
BlueLabs leverages big data to gain an understanding of and engagement with audiences, allowing its customers to launch more effective communications campaigns. The majority of its work initially came through political campaigns and social impact drives, though the company has expanded its activities into more commercial fields like brand perception and sales in the last few years.
BlueLabs has an interesting origin story, with the founding quartet all working in senior analytics roles for the Democratic Party during the 2012 presidential campaign, where Barrack Obama won a second term against Mitt Romney.
Though the jury is still out on the ethics of big data methods for political motivation - for instance, the Cambridge Analytica scandal regarding its use of social media data in influencing elections - this approach has proven to be extremely effective in persuading and activating audiences. There’s also little doubt that it can be used for great causes too, as shown by BlueLabs’ work with the likes of the UN Refugee Agency, and environmental organization The Sierra Club.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Premier health insurance plan
- 401K matching
- Unlimited vacation
- Telecommuting options
- Pre-tax transportation options
- 14+ weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development & learning stipend
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Program
- Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
Company HQ
Northwest Washington, Washington, DC
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Leadership
Elan Kriegel
(Co-founder)Previous Battleground States Analytics Director for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012, and Chief Analytics Officer for the 'Hillary for America' campaign in 2015-2016.
Chris Wegrzyn
(Co-founder & Senior Advisor)Previous Director of Data Architecture for the Democratic National Committee. Current Fellow at Schmidt Futures.
Dan Porter
(Co-founder & Head of Data Science)Experience as Director of Modeling for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012.
Erek Dyskant
(Co-founder & Civic Tech Partner)Previous Analytics Technical Lead for the 'Obama for America' campaign, and experience in consulting for Me! and International Medical Corps.
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