Data Scientist II at ActBlue

WHO WE ARE:

ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns, progressive-aligned causes, and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel long-term, people-powered change. If you’ve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization, chances are you’ve used our powerful online fundraising platform.

We put power in the hands of small-dollar donors and help thousands of groups — from presidential candidates to environmental organizations — build grassroots movements. We envision a democracy where everyone looking to make progressive people-powered change can easily and effectively deploy their resources, energy, and creativity to shape our country and futures. Each and every one of us, from the political activists to the tech innovators to the customer service pros, is fully committed to our mission.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Members of the ActBlue Data Science Team act as subject matter experts on all things small-dollar donors, from conversion rates on our contribution forms to trends in campaign finance data. We empower teams across the organization to improve the experience and impact of small-dollar donors, create data products for the campaigns and organizations using ActBlue, and serve as advocates for the small-dollar donor movement. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Be of service - embed with stakeholder teams, helping them achieve success through analysis, trend surfacing, model development, and developing insights on small-dollar donors (i.e., feature analytics for product teams, financial and operational analytics, and campaign finance data). This includes office hours, triaging, and participating in a shared on-call.
• Build shared power - strengthen analytical capacity across the organization by improving reporting workflows, assessing and collecting requirements for new analytics products, and training end users on using internal data products.
• Practice curiosity - be proactive in identifying insights that have the potential for positive impact and communicating those insights to teammates.
• Nurture trust - effectively and empathetically communicate the knowns and unknowns of our analyses and data products to teammates across the organization.
• Adapt with intention - manage and prioritize multiple requests and projects, some with varying degrees of deadlines, instructions, and desired outcomes.
• Foster belonging - commit to being a diverse and inclusive team member, provide mentorship, offer respectful feedback, and celebrate team wins. 
• Take care - serve as a conscientious steward of our data, being as thoughtful with donor and user data as you would hope someone would be with your own.
• May support supplementary projects as assigned, ensuring timely and efficient completion in line with organizational objectives and standards.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 2-4 years of relevant experience in analytics with comfort applying statistics when needed.
• Expert proficiency with SQL: SQL tuning for query performance, assisting in designing ETL/Reverse ETL pipelines.
• Intermediate proficiency with R (tidyverse, ggplot2) or Python (pandas, matplotlib).
• Ability to use a combination of exploratory analysis, A/B testing, and multivariate and time series analysis to discern patterns from outliers.
• Comfortable with distilling complex insights into compelling narratives for stakeholders, both verbally and visually.
• Ability to design and implement metrics to measure success (growth, retention, adoption, engagement)
• Experience implementing interactive and effective data visualization prototypes using industry-standard business intelligence tools for internal and future external use. Looker preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to confidently share insights with various audiences.
• Bonus: Experience building and productizing machine learning or statistical models.

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION: 

This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. Travel may be required on a limited basis to attend all-staff and departmental retreats (1-2 times per year). Additional travel may be required for select positions.  Our roles predominantly require availability during established business hours (Mon-Fri). Employees in this role are expected to be a part of an on-call rotation which will result in working nontraditional hours as needed.

ATS is currently authorized to support remote work employees in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.

Employees can expect to work with distributed teams across all U.S. time zones. Our roles require extended technology usage, and proficiency with virtual communication tools such as Zoom and Slack. Regular attendance in virtual meetings is inherent to every position. 

Salary Range Details:

Salary Range: $136,000 - $147,000 

ActBlue is committed to consistent compensation practices across our organization.  Final salary offers will take into account factors such as candidate experience, interview performance and current team salary parity. 

BENEFITS:

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disability 
• Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
• Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees 
• Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
• A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

Bargaining Unit position: The terms and conditions of this position are subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America, the exclusive bargaining agent of covered ActBlue Technical Services employees.

INCLUSION STATEMENT:

ActBlue is deeply committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. We commit to retaining, developing, recruiting, and hiring a diverse staff community. We honor the dignity of all. We celebrate their unique qualities. And we recognize the wide range of human differences, backgrounds, and intersectional identities that enrich the workspace and help us better meet our mission. If you feel a connection to our mission and see your interests reflected in this job description we encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet every requirement. 

ActBlue is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the interview and employment process, including using our online system to apply for a position. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] to get started.