Senior Data Scientist

Company: Murmuration
Location: United States (Remote)
Job Level: P4
Starting Salary: $183,013 annually

About Murmuration:
Murmuration believes in building power within communities to create a more just, equitable, and resilient America. We organize partners, provide data-driven insights, develop organizing tools, and offer services that strengthen communities. Our vision is an America where every community has what it needs to lead healthy, free, and dignified lives. We are a collaborative, curious, and creative team dedicated to transforming America together.

About the Position:
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will practice “full-stack” data science, from ideation to implementation. You will work with diverse datasets to analyze data, build pipelines, and derive insights. A core focus is our predictive stack, using data to build scores that predict individual behaviors and beliefs (e.g., likelihood to vote, support an issue). In this role, you will develop innovative methodologies with a focus on campaign data models and entity resolution. You will also mentor junior data scientists and collaborate with engineering, product, and research teams.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and execute data science projects, including predictive modeling, algorithm design, and data pipelines.
• Develop innovative campaign data science models, focusing on partisanship and turnout models.
• Explore datasets for insights to drive product development and feature prioritization.
• Transform data into actionable insights and communicate data-driven stories through memos and presentations.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Team to deploy data science products into production.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior data scientists.
• Apply emerging AI technologies to R&D challenges, prototyping novel approaches.

Requirements:

• 6+ 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 tools and techniques.
• Mastery of programming languages (Python and SQL), version control (Git), and ability to learn new tools.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, strong leadership skills, and ability to communicate insights strategically.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior team members.
• Capacity to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Nice to Haves:

• Domain expertise in organizing and advocacy.
• Experience with voter file data and campaign data science.
• Familiarity with data engineering tools like dbt and Dagster.
• Experience with polling methodologies, survey analysis, and multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP) modeling.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Location & Compensation:
This is a full-time, salaried position open to candidates anywhere in the United States. The starting salary is $183,013. A comprehensive benefits package is included.

Benefits:

• 100% premium coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and qualifying family members.
• 5% employer match for retirement benefits.
• Unlimited PTO plan.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Company laptop.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses.
• Yearly professional development fund.
• Mental health and wellness benefits (Calm, Better Help).
• Yearly in-person staff retreats.
• Welcoming culture celebrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.