Data Scientist

Summary

Join Civitech, a public benefit corporation dedicated to building tools for increased civic participation and empowering progressive causes, as a Data Scientist. You will design, implement, and evaluate experiments to identify voters and inform campaign strategies. The role involves collaborating with internal and external teams, building predictive models, designing data systems, and managing data processes. This remote-first position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development. Civitech is committed to diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The position is open to candidates within 22 states, with an option to work remotely or from the Austin, TX office.

Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience as a data scientist, and have experience applying computer science, statistics, or a related technical discipline
• Strong background in experimental design and implementation
• Proficient at performing robust statistical analysis
• Excellent SQL skills, proficient in Python, familiar with dbt
• Committed to leveraging technology and data products to help Democratic candidates run for office and win, empower progressive causes, and increase civic participation

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and third-party validation teams to rigorously examine impact of various interventions, both controlled and observed, in the outcomes of the 2024 election cycle
• Build and iterate on models to help users understand and make actionable decisions on our datasets (ex: model to determine how likely someone is to vote or not)
• Help design and build systems for matching records across databases
• Contribute to the design and implementation of experiments on our voter outreach products, helping to improve efficiency of our client programs and informing the ecosystem on best practices
• Develop and manage automated processes that ingest, clean, and standardize large amounts of data from multiple disparate sources to increase the breadth and accuracy of our voter datasets

Preferred Qualifications

• On the ground campaign experience (paid or unpaid)
• Experience building CLI tools and dockerizing them
• Willingness to travel to Austin for onboarding week

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Optional Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Schedules
• Professional Development Stipend
• Monthly Office Upkeep Stipend