Data Scientist, Social Science

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About the Company

Are you a self-starter? Do you want to work where you can make an immediate impact? Are you interested in using data science to solve big and important problems in new ways — like helping nonprofits increase participation in vital social services, figuring out how to get families saving for college and retirement, or completely changing the way advocacy organizations talk about their policy platforms?

Civis Analytics helps businesses use data to gain a competitive advantage in how they identify, attract, and engage loyal customers and employees. With an interdisciplinary team of data scientists, developers, and survey science experts, Civis works with Fortune 500 companies, the country’s largest nonprofits, and all levels of government to make data-driven decision-making essential to how the world’s best organizations operate.

Civis embraces the individuality of our employees and we celebrate each other's differences. Our products, services, and culture benefit from and thrive on the unique perspectives brought by each person in our Civis community. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, age, sex, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Learn more about Civis at www.civisanalytics.com.

About the Role

The Social Science Research and Development team spearheads the effort to solve challenges around survey research and our work is applied to a variety of both domestic and international political clients, non-profit clients, and corporate clients.

The data scientists on our team have a variety of backgrounds including physics, political science, and mathematics. We function as the core research group for Civis’s measurement products and political practice, solving problems ranging from large-scale optimization and resource allocation to high dimensional modeling to causal inference.

As a member of our team, your day-to-day work will involve everything from project management, statistical modeling in Python/R to the testing and development of statistical software. You will also actively work with our Applied Data Science teams to help clients make better data-driven decisions, and with our engineering teams to scale new research ideas into production.

Suggested Skills:

  • Ability to learn new techniques and technologies quickly as our needs change
  • Ability to work well in a small team in a self-directed manner
  • Survey research experience 
  • Python/R and SQL experience 
  • Machine learning and statistical modeling (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Stan)
  • Familiarity with software development tools and practices (Git, code review, etc.)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an analytical subject (political science, statistics, math, economics, physics, etc) or equivalent
  • Four years of work experience in the field of analytical science (work experience includes RA, Post-doc) 
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As one of the popular hubs for tech startups, Chicago is the perfect backdrop for Civis's growing team.

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