Remote Senior Data Scientist

Summary

Join Murmuration as a Senior Data Scientist to practice full-stack data science, drive our core predictive stack, and mentor junior team members. You'll work on diverse datasets, develop innovative methodologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 4+ years of work experience as a Data Scientist or equivalent role producing models and analytics for business applications
• Deep understanding of advanced data science techniques, machine learning algorithms, and optimization methods
• Experience building and deploying machine learning models
• Proficiency in data engineering and data pipelines
• Skill in using advanced data visualization to effectively communicate insights and tell compelling stories with data
• Mastery of programming languages (Python and SQL), version control (Git), and the ability to learn and apply new data science tools and techniques efficiently
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a bias for rapid prototyping and iteration
• Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor and guide junior team members in their technical growth and development; and
• Capacity to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute data science projects, including predictive modeling, algorithm design, and data pipelines
• Develop innovative, industry-leading campaign data science models, specifically partisanship and turnout models
• Independently (and often collaboratively) explore data sets for insights and understand what can help drive product development and feature prioritization
• Transform data into actionable and compelling insights through analysis and visualization, and then effectively communicate these data-driven stories to internal and external stakeholders through memos and presentations
• Collaborate with the engineering team to take data science products and concepts into production; and
• Provide guidance and mentoring to level-up junior data scientists in both formal and informal learning sessions

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members
• Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match
• A flexible unlimited PTO plan
• Generous paid parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• A company laptop
• A flexible remote work environment
• A home office setup stipend for all new employees
• Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses
• A yearly professional development fund
• Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help
• Yearly in-person staff retreats