Senior Data Analyst

Position Summary

Position Details

This is a full-time, exempt, at-will position that will work across The States Project and affiliated initiatives. The team currently operates remotely, with occasional in-person team retreats, etc. Some travel will be required. Additional evening and weekend hours are occasionally required to fulfill the duties of this position.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst to support the TSP team in quantitative research projects that analyze electoral, legislative, campaign and caucus data to help inform key strategic decisions. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter who loves digging into data and extracting key insights with the ability to communicate findings effectively to colleagues.

This position will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across TSP to collect data from a variety of sources, manage and maintain our central database, conduct original analyses to answer actionable research questions, build and maintain tools to explore insights, and help TSP make key strategic decisions based on this data.

What You Will Do

Principal activities will include but not be limited to:

Support TSP Programs And Conduct Analyses

• Conduct program evaluation and analyses with several data sources, including paid media data, survey data, organizing/field data, and other program data
• Write code to automate data processing tasks and to conduct statistical analyses
• Collecting and analyzing data that tracks progress to program goals and strategic imperatives
• Conduct ad hoc research projects involving complex datasets
• Design informative data visualizations – both static and interactive – that communicate complex findings to non-technical audiences
• Equip team members to support state legislative campaigns in their ability to incorporate evidence-driven best practices into their programs.
  
  

Technical Support And Infrastructure Work

• Build data pipelines to automate extracting, transforming, and loading data into our central database
• Build data pipelines to assist with program evaluation and meta-analyses
• Collaborate with the Analytics team and consultants on the maintenance and development of the 99 Chamber dashboard.
• Aggregate data and summarize findings in digestible ways for other stakeholdersOther duties as necessary in service of TSP program and the Analytics team
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2-4 years of professional experience
• 2-3 years of prior data, targeting, polling, or statistics experience within a structured environment (e.g., campaigns, advocacy, non-profit, etc.)
• Experience leveraging data and analytics to drive decisions in the political arena and high standards for success
• Strong experience coding in SQL, Python, or R
• Familiarity with large scale relational databases
• Familiarity with version control software
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Clear communication skills
• Ability to create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Expert-level with one or more of the following: SQL, R, pythonExperience with high level analyses, setting metrics, and randomized control trials
• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders