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10 Feb
2022
Full-Time Data Scientist
Job Description
About Morning Consult:
Morning Consult is a billion-dollar, global enterprise technology company specializing in intelligent data to power leaders’ intelligent decisions. The company’s proprietary technology, including both AI and machine-learning solutions, pairs with leading, high-frequency datasets and access to more than 100 million people globally, to optimize decision making. Morning Consult’s proven advantage drives more accurate decisions at unparalleled speed and scale.
Ideally this position would be based in San Francisco, CA, however we are open to our other office locations or remote within the US.
COVID-19: Morning Consult’s top priority is the health and safety of our employees, their families and the communities where they live and work. As part of our commitment to health and safety, we require all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Morning Consult offers a reasonable accommodation process for individuals who are unable to meet our vaccination requirement due to a disability, medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.
The Role:
Morning Consult is re-defining how public opinion data is collected, visualized, and measured. We’re looking to add talented, ambitious talent to support our client services and data science teams and continue pushing the boundaries of survey research.
This role requires getting your hands dirty with all aspects of the public opinion data collection and client delivery process, including programming survey instruments, managing survey collection through survey vendors, using internal tools to parse data, and producing deliverables. Given the wide-ranging nature of this role, success requires a positive, team-focused attitude that delights in helping colleagues succeed and a relentless attention to detail no matter the task.
Candidates must be comfortable in a highly fast-paced, fluid environment and demonstrate an eagerness to learn. They must also be entrepreneurial builders who actively seek out ways to innovate by improving existing products/processes or developing new ones, and empathetic and proactive in finding ways to help their teammates.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Take ownership over all aspects of the data collection process, such as programming survey questionnaires, managing sample collection for surveys in the field, performing analysis of custom data sets, obtaining and applying survey weights, and producing deliverables.
- Generate ideas and build tools continuously to improve data quality, data interpretation and in-house processes. This could include developing R packages to clean data, evaluate/interpret results, streamline data collection, or present data in new ways
- Convey technical, complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Work with Client Service managers to interpret and accommodate client requests
- Utilize statistical techniques such as regression analysis and machine learning to develop new products and improve models
- Learn new programming languages as necessary
- Act as a team player that is willing to have fun and work hard in a fast-paced, highly demanding environment
- Improve continuously through feedback
- Perform such other tasks and duties as may be required or assigned from time to time in the Company’s discretion
Desired Skills:
- A bachelor’s in a quantitative and/or social science field (e.g., economics, statistics, sociology, computer science, political science, etc.)
- 1-3 years of experience in highly analytical role at a fast-paced company or academic setting
- Expertise with R statistical software (i.e., data visualization and processing)
- Experience with online survey research, including but not limited to working with online survey panels, conducting and analyzing survey experiments, and working with online weighting methodologies
- Knowledge of descriptive/inferential statistics and econometrics
- Familiarity with the following a plus: SQL, Qualtrics, JavaScript, Amazon Web Services, Python, Computational social science, Machine Learning
Note: we view the above section as a guide, not a checklist. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list!
We are committed to a work environment that is inclusive to all and free of discrimination. It is our policy to be an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, citizenship status or any other factors prohibited by law. Morning Consult will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.
