Polling Analyst

Summary

Join BlueLabs' Data Science Team as a Polling Analyst and contribute to impactful polling operations for diverse clients. You will collaborate on designing polling solutions, programming questionnaires, and analyzing results. Responsibilities include working with project teams, supporting the polling process, preparing client deliverables, and collaborating with data scientists. The ideal candidate possesses strong attention to detail, anticipates roadblocks, and effectively communicates technical concepts. A bachelor's degree is required, and experience in polling is a plus. BlueLabs offers a competitive benefits package including premier health insurance, 401k matching, unlimited vacation, and more.

Requirements

• Be a stickler for detail and ensure each element of the process gets done
• Think ahead, working to anticipate potential roadblocks and address them early
• Be able to conduct a data analysis on tight deadlines where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
• Be tenacious – love facing down a challenge, and aren’t satisfied until it’s resolved
• Understand how to distill requests for a lot of detail down to the most important points and find the most relevant information in a sea of facts
• Effectively communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, both in writing and verbally
• Have at least a bachelor’s degree
• Be passionate about harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes
• Be able to manipulate data and have worked with spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote)

Responsibilities

• Work with the BlueLabs project teams to design our polling solutions, write questionnaires, and identify the right samples and key variables
• Support the polling process, including programming survey questionnaires, pulling samples, tracking and monitoring surveys while in the field, and weighting the results
• Prepare client deliverables such as toplines and crosstabs
• Analyze final results in concert with the team and develop insights for clients in presentation materials
• Coordinate with team members on experiments, modeling and other analytics surveys
• Collaborate with data scientists on polling methodology and work on research questions to improve our operations
• Contribute to the greater progressive polling community
• Work with and evaluate vendors
• Such other reasonable tasks may be assigned by management

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience working in the polling field
• Have experience with programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and/or statistical software such as Stata, SPSS etc

Benefits

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks