Data Scientist(Remote)

GoodParty.org is looking for a Data Scientist (title commensurate with experience) with 3+ years work experience who’s got top notch skills in building data stacks, modeling, and data-driven problem solving. You’ll be the analytical backbone for our remote startup as we scale our impact.

About GoodParty.org:
GoodParty.org is empowering Independents to run, win, and serve so we can transform civic leadership. In 2024, we helped elect 3,287 Independent candidates into local offices across 48 states. Why?

Americans – especially young people – have been losing faith in democracy. The rigged, two-party system has turned “Independent” into a dirty word. Voters are trapped between choosing the lesser of two evils or sitting out elections altogether.

A majority of eligible voters (over 130M Americans), including more than half of Millennials and Gen Z, say that neither Republicans nor Democrats represent them. But they keep getting re-elected! Whether you’re concerned about healthcare costs, wars, the environment, our individual freedoms, or inequality, many great solutions are held back by the dark doom loop of dysfunctional partisan politics. 

While mainstream media and the two major parties focus on federal elections (Congress and the President), GoodParty.org is building from the bottom up. With over 500,000 elected offices in the United States—70% of which are uncontested—GoodParty.org is powering the movement to reclaim our communities from career politicians. We’re helping independents in local and state-level campaigns nationwide. Together, we’re building a truly representative democracy where society’s biggest problems are solved.

How?

GoodParty.org empowers independents to run, win, and serve in public office without the influence of partisan or big-money support. Through our free, AI-powered tools, we enable independent candidates to prioritize people over parties and community over corporate funding, transforming real people into civic heroes. We’re a platform, not a political party. 

And, it’s working! Starting with 11 wins in the 2023 election cycle, GoodParty.org set an audacious goal for 1,000 wins in 2024. We beat expectations – 3,287 candidates won this past November and are serving in office across 48 states! 40.1 million voters (26% of all 2024 voters) cast a ballot for our 6,101 candidates. Our general election win rate was 54%.

Looking ahead, we’re building on our momentum and expanding our product offerings to help candidates deliver on their promises and serve their constituents effectively. Candidates who partner with us come from across the ideological spectrum and pledge to uphold people-powered principles, anti-corruption practices, and a commitment to civility. Together, we aim to transform civic leadership, bringing real accountability to public service and setting a new standard of leaders who prioritize the people they serve.

GoodParty.org is founded by serial entrepreneur, Farhad Mohit, with over $1B in exits — Flipagram (now TikTok), Shopzilla, and BizRate. 

What you’ll do: 

• Work with the Executive team to lead building our organizational learning machine and enable fast, data-driven iterations across every function and major project. 

• Design GoodParty.org’s end-to-end data system in close partnership with our  Engineering team and own our data visualization and business intelligence suite. 

• Ensure OKRs and KPIs are effective, trackable, visible, and lead to desired results for our mission. 

• Investigate lower performing areas and make recommendations for improvements.

• Lead cross-functional analytical projects for finance, product, marketing and politics. 

• Build strategic models and financial models to inform decisions, prepare reports, and give presentations.

• Work with Exec  team in developing a proprietary Candidate Viability model by analyzing candidate, election, and product usage data.

• Report to Chief Operating Officer working on the Ops Team.

Who you are:

• You’re up for the audacious challenge of transforming civic leadership and impacting our democracy for Good.

• You don’t think the two-party system is the answer.

• You have at least 3 years of work experience in a data science or data analytics role.

• You are quantitative by nature with an MBA or Master's with an Analytics or Mathematics focus.

• Your technical skills include SQL, Tableau, Python, and leveraging AI tools to do it all more efficiently. You have experience with ETL processes and data pipeline management.

• You create complex strategic and financial models to inform decisions and have the ability to measure the impact of data-driven decisions.

• You can confidently put together polished, persuasive presentations.

• You know how to effectively visualize data and analytic insights for cross-functional stakeholders.

• You’re an effective project manager and can catch the details that others miss and notice issues as they’re emerging. You can’t help but proactively jump in to help solve them.

• You enjoy no day being the same, being given new challenges, and figuring out the best possible approach to quickly get to the desired outcome.

Bonus if: 

• You have worked at a data-driven startup 

• You have experience studying, working, or volunteering in politics, political activism, or democracy reform

• You’re sick of sitting on the sidelines watching our democracy fail to meet its potential

Why you should work for GoodParty.org:

• Join us in solving the biggest problem of our time – fixing our democracy – so all other problems can be solved

• We’re a Public Benefit Corporation that prioritizes social impact over profit

• Innovative Bitcoin denominated deferred bonus plan, allowing you to have the amazing upside of being in a startup while working on a truly meaningful mission

• Work where and how you like, on a fully remote team spread across the country

• Join a passionate team with diverse political views focused on one mission

• 100% coverage of health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents

• We encourage you to take time off to recharge and have an unlimited PTO (sick and vacation) policy. This is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe a work-life balance is needed to get there.

• 401(k) program available so you can contribute toward retirement savings (no employer match)

• Individual learning & development budget to fund your growth 

• We’ll make sure you’ve got what you need to work remotely through our workspace setup stipend

• If you work from home, we give $50/month to help with your internet and other expenses. If you prefer co-working, that’s an option we can discuss too. 

• Fully funded for our mission. No stressing over whether the next round of funding will come through. Focus on making an impact. That’s what matters here.

The salary range is $105,000 – $200,000 for this remote, full-time position with excellent benefits. This range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, seniority, education, qualifications, certifications, and organizational needs. We reserve the right to modify this pay range at any time. Title will also be commensurate with experience.

We are not considering candidates currently based outside of the US, so please only apply if you are physically located in the US. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship for any of our roles at this time.

Ready to learn more or apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization dedicated to making people matter more than money in our democracy. If you have a passion for startup operations and are excited about GoodParty.org, we hope you'll apply!

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