About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team

The BlueLabs Data Science Team develops deep expertise and uses data to inform strategic advice to our clients. Our polling work designs, implements, and fields tools that power our analysis and messaging. We take a deep dive into research that looks at what motivates people to vote, buy a product, hold an opinion, and whether campaigns are successful. Our statistical research identifies areas where we can better assess the impact of various factors in the campaign and polling areas. Our fast-paced, impact-driven team conducts innovative analysis to support our clients’ work. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About the role:

The Director of Data Science will be responsible for leading in all aspects of BlueLabs’ modeling work and experimental and causal inference work, including statistical methodology, validation, and innovation. This person will manage the process, analysis and execution of modeling and experimental design and guide our Data Science team’s efforts, translating them for other clients and projects. This leadership position will directly manage a team of data scientists and have experience coaching, guiding, developing, and mentoring a team. 

In this position, you will:

• Lead on modeling methodology, including the introduction of new and innovative solutions to existing problems, as well as the methodology of causal inference and experimental design
• Build and maintain team-wide statistical best practices for the execution of our research projects
• Manage a team of 10+ data scientists and analysts
• Create and deploy team-wide standards for the development, assessment and QC of our core processes and functions
• Partner with our Client Solutions team to plan and execute models and research designs including developing proposals on the feasibility of modeling and/or experiments 
• Develop and implement training and professional development programs for the Data Science team to continuously improve and grow team members’ skill sets, implementation and refinement of  statistical methodology, and the vetting and incorporation of new techniques
• Coordinate with team members within and across-divisions on the surveys that will inform the modeling and research efforts
• Ensure that research adheres to statistical rigor
• Advise on other research priorities for clients such as message testing and qualitative research
• Lead BlueLabs internal research on modeling best practices, validations and techniques  
• Work alongside our Client Solutions and Insights teams to allocate staff time and resources to accomplish client deliverables
• Act as the internal authority on new research in the community 

What we are seeking:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with statistical background
• 5+ years’ experience in varying aspects of statistical modeling and causal research including the deployment of models in a real world setting 
• 2+ years experience leading, coaching, developing, and working with technical teams 
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, both in writing and verbally
• Demonstrated experience defending statistical methods and detailing their implications as well as manipulating different data sets to identify clear insights 
• A strong sense of process, organization, and collaboration 
• Experience with programming languages such as Python and SQL and statistical software such as R, SPSS, etc.
• Proven success conducting data analysis on tight deadlines where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
• Expertise in various spreadsheet and presentation softwares including, but not limited to, Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Keynote
• Passion for harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes and dedication to finding the best solutions for our clients and stakeholders  
• A keen sense of clear design and attention to detail, with the ability to recognize patterns and to check assumptions - whether they are your own or someone else’s
• Ability to distill requests with a lot of detail down to the most important points and find the most relevant information in a sea of facts 

What recruitment looks like:

The process for this position will include an HR phone screen, a technical assessment, and two virtual interviews. During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

The salary range for this position is $130,000-$160,000.

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team:

The Engineering team at BlueLabs supports application access, asset management, and broader operational logistics. We work with a number of internal stakeholders including the Data Science, Insights, Civic Technology, and Ripple teams. Our work supports the underlying infrastructure and data pipelines which allow the rest of the teams to conduct innovative analyses, propose innovative improvements in government operations, and hone messaging for important campaigns. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us. You’ll be working with a team of professionals with various work backgrounds and experiences who seek to make Blue Labs a more efficient, compliant, and positive place to work.

As a member of the team, you might answer questions like

• What is a current need at BlueLabs, and how can we build a process that addresses it?
• How can we make existing systems more efficient and values-driven?
• How can I create a plan that sets BlueLabs, its staff, and its clients up for success?
• How can I best position my team to plan for the challenges of tomorrow and their professional development and growth?
• How can I proactively identify roadblocks and break them down for my team before they get hit?  

About the position:

The Engineering Manager will help support, lead, and develop the software engineering and technology that powers all of our programs across all of BlueLabs. Your team will work to ensure all data,  applications, and resources are available and accessible. Working collaboratively with team members, you will also strategize, develop, and implement efficient and secure structures which support our client work. 

In this position you will:

• Manage a 5-person Engineering team with a wide variety of skill sets and responsibilities
• Conduct regular code reviews in a variety of languages, including python, c# and typescript. 
• Regularly contribute, in a hands-on manner, writing code and reviewing code written by members of the Engineering team
• Manage and drive procurement for third-party products that the Engineering team depends on
• Lead and monitor the successful development and delivery of team projects and operations 
• Continuously develop cross-functional relationships with product, engineering, and key stakeholders across teams and domains
• Mentor and manage engineers from entry-level to senior, and coach and guide direct reports through their career development
• Articulate desired outcomes and empower engineers to develop simple solutions to sophisticated problems
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders such as Data Scientists, Product Managers, Software Engineers, and business leaders to understand data needs and deliver on those needs
• Partner with the VP of Engineering to help determine Engineering team strategy and tackle team-specific or process inefficiencies
• Communicate technical decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders across the organization
• Evaluate and implement new and emerging technology solutions and methodologies to improve and accelerate the Engineering ecosystem 

Who You Are:

• 5+ years experience in software development; proven success contributing to code bases, including Python, C#, Typescript, or similar interpreted programming language
• A minimum of 2+ years experience leading a team of Engineers with a proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop a growing team; proven track record of steering regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports and tailoring their rhythm and content to the needs of the individual
• Deep technical knowledge and experience working in a data-focused organization or a passion for data and analytics
• Experience in AWS or other cloud provider infrastructure including account management, user management, role-based permissions, and infrastructure as code
• A bias for action and a passion for solving problems, often in a changing environment, and the flexibility to adopt new technologies when the time is right
• Familiarity with data-focused tooling at any part of the stack, including Airflow, cloud data warehouses, analytical/BI tooling, and data science tooling 
• Demonstrated proficiency with software engineering methodologies and a disciplined approach to testing and driving reductions in technical debt while ensuring that documentation is prioritized
• Ability to strike a balance between providing tactical, hands-on support with analyzing processes and systems for future optimization
• Experience running Agile or similar project management ceremonies, including efficient daily standups, iteration planning meetings, and retrospectives; ability to convert long-term projects into manageable tickets for engineers with the help of senior staff
• Familiarity with web development at whichever part of the stack and the tools used to serve web applications, including Docker containerization, Kubernetes, and Helm
• A collaborative, curious, and inclusive approach to work and a deep respect for  colleagues
• Experience with Git and version control, specifically in GitHub

• Demonstrated understanding of CI/CD pipelines, why they’re important, and tools like CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins

Our Process

During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready. 

What we offer:

The salary range for this position is $130,000-$150,000.

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development & learning stipend
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• And more! 

While we prefer this position to be in the Washington, DC area, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About The Team:

The Client Solutions team is responsible for leading BlueLabs’ client engagements within the commercial, political, and advocacy sectors - and diversifying BlueLabs’ client base and revenue. The team leads pioneering work within the political/advocacy, entertainment, and other private sector industries - specializing in influencer analytics, persuasion modeling, and experimental design. We are a fast-moving group that works collaboratively to develop custom solutions and explore new tools and approaches for our clients. We work with prospective clients from first contact through contract and program implementation, making sure they receive the information and support they need to make optimal decisions.

About The Role:

Fellows will be provided a chance to work directly with data scientists, strategists, analysts, and client leads on meaningful, hands-on work, while being guided and supported by their manager. Fellows will also be expected to complete a capstone project as part of their program with BlueLabs.

The Client Solutions Political Strategy Fellow will work on some of BlueLabs’ most impactful advocacy and political client engagements. They will help us guide the delivery of insights that we deliver for our clients, particularly working with internal teams to complete analyses that answer our clients’ most pertinent questions. This role will be part of our Client Solutions Team, which is responsible for leading a variety of client engagements and growing and diversifying BlueLabs’ client base and revenue.

The Client Solutions, Political Strategy Fellow will work with BlueLabs for 12 weeks at 40 hours per week, from June 5, 2023 - August 25, 2023.

In this position you will:

• Research and draft thought leadership on key political and advocacy topics using BlueLabs analysis and data
• Contribute to deliverables that tell the story of our clients’ program, findings, and recommendations
• Assist the client account leads in documenting processes that work and implementing new approaches to some of our work
• Help coordinate with client account leads to ensure deliverables are accurate, on time, and on-budget
• Help author project management style communications, such as client communications, agendas, meeting notes, etc.
• Attend research and information sharing events in the political movement to inform BlueLabs’ political approaches and offerings

What We Are Seeking:

• Genuine passion for working with a progressive social impact organization
• Familiarity with (or interest in learning) how to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Enthusiasm to learn how to use data to tell a story
• You’re a proactive communicator who pays close attention to details when completing tasks and working with others
• Experience working with others to follow project management guidelines (deliverable schedules, meeting cadences, etc.)
• You’re generally familiar with the type of work that advocacy and political organizations conduct during election cycles
• You have worked with spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote)

What We Offer

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• premier health insurance plan
• paid time off
• professional development & learning stipend
• flexible working hours
• remote/telecommuting options
• and more! 

BlueLabs is willing to complete paperwork for successful candidates who are students and are interested in earning academic credit for the fellowship experience with us.

The compensation for this role is $25 per hour, at 40 hours per week.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About The Team:

The BlueLabs Data Science Team develops deep expertise and uses data to inform strategic advice to our clients. Our polling work designs, implements, and fields tools that power our analysis and messaging. We take a deep dive into research that looks at what motivates people to vote, buy a product, hold an opinion, and whether campaigns are successful. Our statistical research identifies areas where we can better assess the impact of various factors in the campaign and polling areas. Our fast-paced, impact-driven team conducts innovative analysis to support our clients’ work. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About The Role:

Fellows will be provided a chance to work directly with data scientists, strategists, analysts, and client leads on meaningful, hands-on work, while being guided and supported by their manager. Fellows will also be expected to complete a capstone project as part of their program with BlueLabs.

The Data Science Fellow will work with our team to help our clients harness their data to improve and test their outcomes. 

The Data Science Fellow will work with BlueLabs for 12 weeks at 40 hours per week, from June 5, 2023 - August 25, 2023.

In this position you will:

• Find new and innovative ways to apply new and existing data to our work
• Help expand our Influencers product including identity resolution and network analysis 
• Assist in the creation, maintenance and improvement of our internal tools that power things like our polling operations
• Perform rigorous data cleaning and analysis to inform our work across our political, non-profit and corporate projects

What We Are Seeking:

• Genuine passion for working with a progressive social impact organization

• Familiarity with a coding language such as R or Python - SQL is a plus!
• Familiarity with general statistical concepts and best practices
• Interest or experience in creating informative and engaging data visualizations
• Interest or experience in applying foundations of statistics in a work or project setting
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience both in writing and verbally

What We Offer

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• premier health insurance plan
• paid time off
• professional development & learning stipend
• flexible working hours
• remote/telecommuting options
• and more! 

BlueLabs is willing to complete paperwork for successful candidates who are students and are interested in earning academic credit for the fellowship experience with us.

The compensation for this role is $25 per hour, at 40 hours per week.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About The Team:

The Operations & People team supports the staff of BlueLabs, their work, and their clients. Ops and People at BlueLabs includes People Operations: supporting recruitment, onboarding, and the employee experience; Financial Operations: executing payroll, book-keeping, and financial planning; Technical Operations: supporting application access, asset management, and engineering  and broader Operational Logistics support: coordinating with corporate counsel and supporting facilities operations. As part of the Ops & People team at BlueLabs you’ll be working with a team of operations professionals with various work backgrounds and experiences who seek to make BlueLabs a more efficient, compliant, and positive place to work.

You might answer questions like:

• What is a current need at BlueLabs, and how can we build a process that addresses it?
• How can we make existing systems more efficient and values-driven?
• How can I create a plan that sets BlueLabs, its staff, and its clients up for success?

About the Role

Fellows will be provided a chance to work directly with data scientists, strategists, analysts, and client leads on meaningful, hands-on work, while being guided and supported by their manager. Fellows will also be expected to complete a capstone project as part of their program with BlueLabs.

The Operations & People Fellow will support our team in helping BlueLabs run a smooth operation - from things like maintaining accurate contract records to tracking compliance towards contract terms when needed.

The Operations & People Fellow will work with BlueLabs for 12 weeks at 40 hours per week, from June 5, 2023 - August 25, 2023.

In this position you will:

• Upkeeping our Contracts Database to ensure contract information is accurate and up-to-date
• Responding to legal questions for staff and drafting/reviewing contracts for client engagements
• Gain experience navigating the complex legal landscape of intellectual property, privacy, and campaign finance regulations as they relate to BlueLabs and its client work

What We Are Seeking:

• Genuine passion for working with a progressive social impact organization
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with a demonstrated interest in the operational functions that make a business run
• Experience responding to business inquiries from internal stakeholders
• Appreciation for and ability to thrive with process, but understands when to be flexible
• A love of learning new things and without fear to ask questions when things get stuck

What We Offer

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• premier health insurance plan
• paid time off
• professional development & learning stipend
• flexible working hours
• remote/telecommuting options
• and more! 

The compensation for this role is $25 per hour, at 40 hours per week.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About The Team:

The Ripple & Data fellow will support the development team of our product and Data teams.

Ripple is a business-to-business technology product that helps our clients identify, engage, and measure impact on influencers who matter to their causes or brands. You will join a small and growing team of data, engineering, and product professionals to help us solve some exciting and challenging problems and to deploy the next generation of Ripple. 

Our Data Department is all about creating efficiency in the analytical process. The team helps ensure data pipelines are up and running, breaks down data silos to ensure we aren’t duplicating acquisition efforts, and creates documentation to help the Insights team better understand the data they are working with. The Data Department is also the go-to for analyzing the value of new data for acquisition and exploring how to better utilize our internal data.

About The Role:

Fellows will be provided a chance to work directly with data scientists, strategists, analysts, and client leads on meaningful, hands-on work, while being guided and supported by their manager. Fellows will also be expected to complete a capstone project as part of their program with BlueLabs.

The Ripple & Data Fellow will learn about building digital products such as Ripple, scaling teams, and collaborating with different departments to create actionable steps forward. They will gain exposure to all parts of product and project development – from ideation to analysis and implementation. With the Data Department, the fellow will learn about tracking internal and client project lifecycles, improving documentation on our data models and long-term priorities, and assisting in the acquisition and ingestion of new data sets.

The Ripple & Data Fellow reports to the Ripple Product Manager. 

The Ripple & Data Fellow will work with BlueLabs for 12 weeks at 40 hours per week, from June 5, 2023 - August 25, 2023.

In this position you will:

• Conduct in-depth product specific research and analysis to improve our Ripple influencer tool and build internal product competency
• Work with Engineering and Data Science team members to translate business requests into actionable technical requirements
• Assist in prioritizing feature development recommendations based on customer and internal end-user feedback
• Assist with routine and new data acquisition and processing tasks
• Help maintain data processes using tools like dbt, airflow, astronomer, others
• Contribute to documentation of our models, data assets, and deliverables
• Monitor the quality of our data and data processing
• Help track progress on deliverables and internal department priorities

What We Are Seeking:

• Genuine passion for working with a progressive social impact organization
• Experience  in working with technical and non-technical teams to build and deploy digital products, as well as improve data acquisition and processing
• Experience working with a team to follow project management guidelines (deliverable schedules, meeting cadences, etc.)
• Experience with presentation and spreadsheet software (Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Sheets, Google Slides, etc.)
• Exposure to data process orchestration tools, such as dbt, airflow, others
• Exposure to Github or another version control software
• Experience collaborating to solve a data processing challenge
• Enthusiasm to learn in a hands-on and fast-paced environment

What We Offer

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• premier health insurance plan
• paid time off
• professional development & learning stipend
• flexible working hours
• remote/telecommuting options
• and more! 

BlueLabs is willing to complete paperwork for successful candidates who are students and are interested in earning academic credit for the fellowship experience with us.

The compensation for this role is $25 per hour, at 40 hours per week.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team:

The Insights division creates and manages the underlying data that drives our day-to-day work. This is a new team at BlueLabs, created to meet our organization’s evolving client base and business needs, to ensure that BlueLabs is providing the most innovative data and analysis to our clients, all while developing and coaching team members to grow and respond to our company’s goals.

The BlueLabs Insights practice works with non-profit, political, and private sector clients to provide them with high quality analysis to better understand the environment they operate in and inform future decision making.

About the role:

As a Reporting Analyst, you will help the Insights team create and maintain business intelligence reports. You should have an eye for design that creates engaging interactive dashboards for users. Additionally, the Reporting Analyst should have knowledge of how to take raw data and transform it into effective base tables containing KPIs to be used in reports. You would be a relied upon expert for internal teams on all things reporting and would engage with other team members on reporting best practices, report troubleshooting, and general training on report development. The Reporting Analyst reports to the Director, Data.

In this position you will:

• Develop, maintain, and manage dashboards in Tableau and other BI solutions.
• Work with cross functional stakeholders, both internal and external to gather requirements for dashboards, and work iteratively with those stakeholders to ensure BI solutions met their needs
• Build and automate data pipelines used in reporting using SQL
• Advise and train others internally on best practices when building dashboards and dashboard pipelines
• Provide technical expertise in areas of report architecture, design, and implementation
• Create documentation for BI dashboards and pipelines detailing data sources, KPI calculations, and dashboard elements and functions
• Hold trainings for dashboard users on basic functionality, information covered, and limitations of dashboards
• Create and implement processes to ensure data accuracy and accuracy of report filters, calculated fields, and other functions
• Optimize reports to improve load times
• Troubleshoot issues with dashboards with team members
• Ensure consistency by adhering to a set of software coding and style guides
• Research trends in the BI and reporting space to ensure that BlueLabs resources are as up to date as needed and teams are aware of new or upcoming data visualization solutions

What we are seeking:

• At least 2 years of experience developing business intelligence dashboards using Tableau.  This experience should include requirements gathering, design, and final dashboard implementation
• At least 2 years of experience using SQL to analyze data and create datasets to be used in dashboard development
• Ability to synthesize complex business requirements to technical specifications into visualizations that provide insightful analysis
• Experience creating documentation about dashboards including written documents and live training sessions
• Familiarity with Tableau server monitoring and administration
• Experience effectively troubleshooting issues with dashboards and implementing solutions to fix issue or improve performance
• Experience working with geospatial data
• Familiarity with Git, or experience with other version control system
• Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions
• A high attention to detail and ability to effectively manage and prioritize several tasks or projects concurrently

You may also have experience:

• Working with other business intelligence software like PowerBi, or Looker
• Working on political campaigns or advocacy
• Working with voter files or large consumer datasets
• Working with tools such as Phoenix, DNC Toolbox, VAN, PDI, or common finance, digital or field campaign platforms and their APIs
• Experience working in modern data processing stacks using tools like Apache Airflow and dbt
• Experience with graphic editing tools like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to hire this position in April 2023. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete three interviews and a technical assessment (HR 15 minutes, technical interview 45 minutes, and team interview 60 minutes), all virtually.

What we offer:

The salary for this position is $75,000 annually.

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development & learning stipend
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options
• And more!

While we prefer this position to be in the Washington, DC area, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The BlueLabs Civic Technology practice revolutionizes the way government agencies use data to streamline operations, interact with citizens, and react to their biggest challenges. Our team develops deep expertise within the areas our clients care about most, then builds data analytics systems that create impact at scale. We work closely with internal government innovation groups, and build on the analytics methodology pioneered in e-commerce, advocacy, politics, and consumer finance.

You will work on a fast-paced, impact-driven project team charged with intelligently improving the operations powering the policies and programs that Americans interact with on a daily basis. Our work builds the frameworks and infrastructure that allows agencies to deal with big public health challenges. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About the role:

You will play a critical role in supporting a digital marketing solution for several high-profile websites run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The (Senior) Data Analyst will work with a team to produce dynamic, personalized email and SMS campaigns to deliver information relevant to each customer. You should have experience working in a cross-functional team of partners in which you were responsible for email performance analysis.

In this position you will:

• Analyze data from disparate data sources to distill human-centered operations and processes into meaningful insights
• Evaluate and improve the performance and effectiveness of large-scale healthcare related directly addressable (email, SMS, autodial, etc) outreach systems.
• Think strategically about data analysis and data management to create systematic methods of measuring performance across complex systems and technical implementations
• Develop KPIs and metrics that address root problems and develop compelling visualizations to allow clients to easily understand challenges and take a clear action
• Check, clean and transform incoming data for data pipelines 
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, program managers and external stakeholders to troubleshoot problems and proactively create solutions.
• Strive to support team excellence by developing high quality documentation.
• Work both independently and as part of a team to deliver accurate products on short deadlines.
• Such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management. 

What we are seeking:

• 2+ years of work experience working with structured/unstructured data
• Proficient understanding of how to manipulate data using SQL or Python.
• Proficiency in one or more general or statistical programming languages such as Python, Ruby or R – and/or interest in learning new ones.
• Experience going from insight to impact: Using the results of your analysis to tell a story through visualization, presentation, and writing. 
• Experience developing solutions that blend data-driven decision-making with thoughtful understanding of human-centered design/processes
• Proficiency in automating repeatable tasks. 
• Experience creating informative and engaging data visualizations.
• Experience with data related to secure cloud-based digital engagement systems is certainly a plus
• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field or equivalent technical training.

What recruitment looks like:

During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready. The process will also include a technical assessment.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $85,000 annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The BlueLabs Civic Technology practice revolutionizes the way government agencies use data to streamline operations, interact with citizens, and react to their biggest challenges. Our team develops deep expertise within the areas our clients care about most, then builds data analytics systems that create impact at scale. We work closely with internal government innovation groups, and build on the analytics methodology pioneered in e-commerce, advocacy, politics, and consumer finance.

You will work on a fast-paced, impact-driven project team charged with intelligently improving the operations powering the policies and programs that Americans interact with on a daily basis. Our work builds the frameworks and infrastructure that allows agencies to deal with big public health challenges. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About the role:

You will play a critical role in supporting a digital marketing solution for several high-profile websites run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Data Ingestion Pipeline Developer will work with a team to produce dynamic, personalized email and SMS campaigns to deliver information relevant to each customer. You should have experience working in a cross-functional team of partners in which you were responsible for driving ____.

In this position you will:

• Work closely with a team of  ingestion/application integration engineers (or ‘pipeline developers’?) with responsibility for the architecture, deployment, and operations of the infrastructure used by wider team
• Work closely with data analysts and data scientists to identify and effectively respond to their specific needs, especially related to client deliverables
• Develop, test, and operationalize the data infrastructure that will contribute to client-facing products, such as writing and reviewing API endpoints.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a well documented, consistent codebase.
• Provide visibility into data transformations by designing and implementing data tests throughout existing pipelines.
• Extract business logic (ETL/ELT, metrics, metadata) from current data systems into portable cloud-agnostic layers.
• Analyze, build, and deploy data models, including relational models for data warehousing.
• Produce scalable, replicable code and engineering solutions that help automate repetitive data management tasks.
• Support your teammates in implementing efficient and resilient data processes, with improvements such as optimization, good error handling, and incoming data checks.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of our program team infrastructure and our compliance with client policies and procedures, including remediating findings from regular systems auditing
• Perform such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management

What we are seeking:

• 3+ years of experience as a contributor to technical projects, such as working with complex data structures and pipelines 
• Experience delivering on client priorities that operate on a regular deployment schedule while reacting to urgent ad hoc needs
• Ability to manage your individual priorities and comfortably context-switch between active development, client discussion, and issue response
• Effective communication skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions
• Experience performing nontrivial deployments of web applications and/or data pipelines and supported production infrastructures
• Experience designing data models that keep in mind the upstream and downstream system dependencies
• Advanced understanding of how to test and debug scripts that process and manipulate data using SQL, R, and/or Python
• Extensive experience withAWS(our primary cloud provider)
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• Add more about Tech Stack? Terraform, containerization and cluster orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, Linux systems, networking and security, Vertica,Redshift, Snowflake, Airflow or Databricks, Oracle or Postgresql, CI/CD environments using Jenkins and CircleCI, Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, dbt; Spark, Hadoop,Jupyter 
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• Passion in applying your skills to our social mission to problem-solve and collaborate on improving the functions of government agencies
• The ability to successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require; this includes a requirement that the individual has U.S. Citizenship or U.S. residency for three of the past five years

What recruitment looks like:

During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied. We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready. The process will also include a technical assessment. 

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $95,000+ annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the Team

BlueLabs’ Agency Partnerships Practice sits within our Client Solutions Team, and is responsible for developing BlueLabs’ partnerships with public affairs, marketing, and crisis communications agencies, and diversifying BlueLabs’ client base and revenue. The Agency Partnerships Practice will complement BlueLabs’ pioneering work among Fortune 500 companies, leading foundations, and startup ventures, where we specialize in influencer analytics, persuasion modeling, and experimental design. We are a fast-moving group that works collaboratively to develop custom solutions and explore new tools and approaches for our clients. We work with prospective clients from first contact through contract and program implementation, making sure they receive the information and support they need to make optimal decisions.

About the Role

In this exciting role, you’ll leverage your expertise and BlueLabs’ pioneering analytics services to bring new data-driven solutions to public affairs, marketing, and crisis communications agencies. This is a client-facing, strategic, roll-up-your sleeves role requiring a mix of leadership, analysis and communication skills. You’ll be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to increase revenue in collaboration with BlueLabs’ leadership team, closing new business leads, managing relationships with clients, and leading a matrixed team in the successful execution of client projects.  

As an advisor and strategist, you’ll be looking at the big picture, while also working closely with a team of analysts, engineers and data scientists to understand and explain the data that drives key insights. You’ll be framing the questions our team answers and identifying and communicating the trends you and other team members see to clients. This role suits someone comfortable with the strategic ability to navigate client needs along with the desire to work with and communicate about the data. 

This position reports to the Managing Director. 

Who you are:

• You are passionate about developing data-driven solutions for public affairs, marketing, and crisis communications campaigns.
• You likely have 10+ years of experience in public affairs, marketing, and crisis communications.
• You have successfully managed teams and / or projects that rely on message testing, statistical modeling, RCTs, or analytics products.
• You have strong and broad technical communication skills - you can write for a technical audience, but you can also boil down a model, experiment, or engineering solution to an elevator pitch for a campaign manager to understand. 
• You are proactive about building strong and lasting relationships, and maintaining a network of contacts within public affairs, marketing, and crisis communications agencies.
• You’re comfortable being a connector between worlds - you can relate to an analyst who is focused on her research, and with a client who needs to make time-constrained decisions on a budget. 
• You’ve had experience shepherding a diverse group of people from initial concept to finalized product.
• You love motivating people, keeping them on track, and helping them succeed. 

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to onboard this position in Spring 2023. Our process includes an HR phone screen, a manager interview, a scenario assessment, and a panel interview.

What We Offer:

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000 annually. 

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the Team

BlueLabs’ Political Strategy and Advocacy Practice sits within our Client Solutions Team, and is responsible for leading BlueLabs’ client engagements with domestic and international political campaigns, advocacy organizations, and major foundations, and diversifying BlueLabs’ client base and revenue. For nearly a decade, BlueLabs has been an industry leader in message testing, modeling, and experimental design for political campaigns and causes. We are a fast-moving group that works collaboratively to develop custom solutions and explore new tools and approaches for our clients. We work with prospective clients from first contact through contract and program implementation, making sure they receive the information and support they need to make optimal decisions.

About the Role

In this exciting role, you’ll leverage your political and advocacy expertise and BlueLabs’ pioneering analytics to bring new data-driven solutions to candidates, campaigns, and causes. This is a client-facing, strategic, roll your sleeves up role requiring a mix of leadership, analysis and communication. You’ll be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to increase revenue in collaboration with BlueLabs’ leadership team, closing new business leads, managing relationships with clients, and leading a matrixed team in the successful execution of client projects.  

As an advisor and strategist, you’ll be looking at the big picture, while also working closely with a team of analysts, engineers and data scientists to understand and explain the data that drives key insights. You’ll be framing the questions our team answers, digging into the data, and identifying and communicating the trends you and other team members see to clients. This role suits someone comfortable with the strategic ability to navigate client needs along with the desire to work with and communicate about the data. 

This position reports to the Senior Director, Political and Advocacy. 

Who you are:

• You are passionate about developing data-driven solutions to win campaigns.
• You likely have 8+ years of experience in politics and advocacy.
• You have successfully managed teams and / or projects that rely on message testing, modeling, or analytics products.
• You have strong and broad technical communication skills - you can write for a technical audience, but you can also boil down a model, experiment, or engineering solution to an elevator pitch for a campaign manager to understand. 
• You are proactive about building strong and lasting relationships, and maintaining a network of contacts within the political and advocacy field.
• You’re comfortable being a connector between worlds - you can relate to an analyst who is focused on her research, and with a client who needs to make time constrained decisions on a budget. 
• You’ve had experience shepherding a diverse group of people from initial concept to finalized product.
• You love motivating people, keeping them on track, and helping them succeed. 

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to onboard this position in Spring 2023. Our process includes an HR phone screen, a manager interview, a scenario assessment, and a panel interview.

What We Offer:

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 annually. 

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team:

The Insights division creates and manages the underlying data that drives our day-to-day work. This is a new team at BlueLabs, created to meet our organization’s evolving client base and business needs, to ensure that BlueLabs is providing the most innovative data and analysis to our clients, all while developing and coaching team members to grow and respond to our company’s goals.

The BlueLabs Insights practice works with non-profit, political, and private sector clients to provide them with high quality analysis to better understand the environment they operate in and inform future decision making.

The Data Department is all about creating efficiency in the analytical process. The team helps ensure data pipelines are up and running, breaks down data silos to ensure we aren’t duplicating acquisition efforts, and creates documentation to help the Insights team better understand the data they are working with. The Data Department is also the go to for analyzing the value of new data for acquisition and exploring how to better utilize our internal data.

About the role:

As a Data Engineer I, you will help the Data Department and Insights project teams establish and maintain data pipelines for internal data sources and data sources related to our client engagements. The Data Engineer I is critical to our client work which requires proactive and continuous improvement as well as  prompt responsiveness to changing circumstances – particularly in handling data quality issues and adjusting the team’s end-to-end pipeline deployments. Your track record stepping into this role should reflect domain knowledge in data ingestion and transformation, including experience adapting to changing technologies and/or client priorities.  The Data Engineer reports to the Director, Data.

In this position you will:

• Analyze, establish and maintain data pipelines that regularly deliver transformed data to data warehouses
• Read in data, process and clean it, transform and recode it, merge different data sets together, reformat data between wide and long, etc.
• Create documentation for data pipelines and data sets
• Work closely with data analysts to understand, identify and effectively respond to their specific needs
• Coordinate with the vendors, clients, and other stakeholders as needed to stand-up or respond to issues with data pipelines
• Perform one-off data manipulation and analysis on a wide variety of campaigns data
• Produce scalable, replicable code and engineering solutions that help automate repetitive data management tasks
• Make recommendations and provide guidance on ways to make programs, campaigns, and data collection more efficient and effective
• Ensure a high-level of data accuracy through regular quality control

What we are seeking:

• About 2+ years of experience working with data pipeline solutions; beyond exact years, we seek candidates whose experience working with data pipelines provides the ability to proactively advise and then deploy solutions for our client based teams
• Experience processing data using scripting languages like Python or R
• Understanding of how to manipulate data using SQL or Python
• Experience designing data models that accounts for upstream and downstream system dependencies
• Experience working in modern data processing stacks using tools like Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, and dbt
• Experience databases such as Amazon Redshift, Vertica, BigQuery, or Snowflake and/or experience writing complex analytics queries in a general purpose database such as Oracle or Postgresql
• Familiarity with Git, or experience with other version control system
• A high attention to detail and ability to effectively manage and prioritize several tasks or projects concurrently
• Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions
• Passion in applying your skills to our social mission to problem-solve and collaborate within a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to diagnose and improve database and query performance issues

You may also have experience:

• Working on political campaigns or advocacy
• Working with voter files or large consumer datasets
• Working with geospatial data
• Working with tools such as Phoenix, DNC Toolbox, VAN, PDI, or common finance, digital or field campaign platforms and their APIs
• Working with business intelligence software like Tableau, PowerBi, or Data Studio

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to hire this position in April 2023. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete three interviews and a technical assessment (HR 15 minutes, technical interview 45 minutes, and team interview 60 minutes), all virtually.

What we offer:

The salary for this position is $85,000 annually.

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development & learning stipend
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options
• And more!

While we prefer this position to be in the Washington, DC area, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team:

The Insights division drives high quality, innovative research and analysis across BlueLabs’ client sectors. Team members manage the underlying data that drives our day-to-day work, analyze and interpret data, provide strategic program insight, drive innovation across sectors, and collaborate closely with both our client and technical teams. 

The BlueLabs Insights practice works with non-profit, political, and private sector clients to provide them with high quality analysis to better understand the environment they operate in and inform future decision making. 

About the role:

In this newly created position within the Insights division, the Director, Commercial Insights will lead complex quantitative research projects and develop new data-driven solutions for a major commercial client. This client-facing role suits someone with deep analytics expertise, strong communications skills, and the strategic ability to navigate client needs.  

As a leader and strategist, the Director will be looking at the big picture, thinking creatively, and working with a team of data scientists and analysts to interpret the data that drives key insights. The Director will develop a deep understanding of the business and client needs and develop solid relationships with key business stakeholders across internal and external teams to provide effective guidance of the deliverables. This role will report to the VP, Insights. 

In this position you will:

• Lead quantitative research projects (including managing experimental designs, RCTs, tracking digital marketing programs, statistical modeling, and survey development and analysis) 
• Lead the generation of weekly insights and client deliverables
• Play a critical role in providing valuable strategic business insight and actionable recommendations to senior client leadership
• Assess the performance of various marketing experiments and RCTs on an ongoing basis to identify new opportunities and insights
• Oversee a team of data scientists, analysts, and project managers in executing workstreams and managing project needs
• Design and regularly report on survey programs that both provide business insight and measure outreach effectiveness
• Provide feedback and partner with our data and product teams to help hone and explain a target universe for our commercial partner

What we are seeking:

• 6+ years of relevant experience, including advanced analytics leadership
• Strong familiarity in individual-levelstatistical modeling,polling, managing experimental designs, randomized control trials (RCTs), or tracking a marketing program is a plus
• Experience with individual-level commercial files is a plus
• Competency in conducting/analyzing data and navigating large volumes of information to synthesize what’s most important and actionable
• Strong interpersonal skills and a consultative mindset, with the ability to develop strong partnerships and influence
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; demonstrate good presentation skills by pairing sound analytics with storytelling

What recruitment looks like:We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to onboard this position in April 2023. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete four interview rounds (HR 15 minutes, hiring manager interview, a technical assessment, and panel interview), all virtually.

What We Offer:

The salary for this position is $120,000 - 150,000 annually. 

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

While we prefer this position to be in the Washington, DC area, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.

About BlueLabs:

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our team of analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. Since our inception we’ve worked with more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and international groups. In addition, we service an ever-expanding portfolio of commercial clients in the automotive, travel, CPG, entertainment, healthcare, media, and telecom industries. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach.

About the team:

The Operations and People team supports the staff of BlueLabs, their work, and their clients. Ops and People at BlueLabs includes People Operations: supporting recruitment, onboarding, and the employee experience; Financial Operations: executing payroll, book-keeping, and financial planning; Technical Operations: supporting application access, asset management, and engineering and broader Operational Logistics support: coordinating with corporate counsel and supporting facilities operation.

About the role:

This position reports to the Director of Administration.

In this position you will:.

• Process vendor invoices
• Create customer invoices
• Reconcile bank and credit card statements
• Review and approve expense reports
• Assist with preparation of monthly financial reports
• Review weekly timesheets
• Implement accounting processes to ensure compliance with GAAP
• Assist with Annual Budget preparation
• Prepare AdHoc financial reports
• Other projects and duties as assigned

What we are seeking:

The ideal candidate for this position is someone who is able to manage sensitive information and has a genuine interest in accounting/ finance

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting  or related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good math skills and the ability to spot numerical errors
• Minimum of two years experience in accounting or bookkeeping
• Proficiency in accounting software such as QuickBooks

What recruitment looks like:

We aim to hire for this position in early March 2023. The successful candidate will complete an HR phone call, a technical assessment, and a team/panel interview. During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

The salary for this position is$57,500 annually. BlueLabs has an office in Washington, DC, and while we would prefer candidates who are within a commutable distance to the office, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability or pregnancy on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and other state and local regulations, the annual base salary range for this position is$57,500. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. BlueLabs considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer. Employees are eligible to apply for promotion or internal transfer, decisions about which will be based on experience/qualifications, organizational needs, and the applicant pool.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, international groups, and companies. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The Insights division creates and manages the underlying data that drives our day-to-day work. This is a new team at BlueLabs, created to meet our organization’s evolving client base and business needs, to ensure that BlueLabs is providing the most innovative data and analysis to our clients, all while developing and coaching team members to grow and respond to our company’s goals.

The BlueLabs Insights practice works with non-profit, political, and private sector clients to provide them with high quality analysis to better understand the environment they operate in and inform future decision making. 

Ripple is a proprietary, business-to-business technology product that helps our clients identify, engage, and measure impact on influencers who matter to their causes or brands. You will join a small and growing team of data, engineering, and product professionals to help us solve some exciting and challenging problems and to deploy the next generation of Ripple. 

About the role:

As a Data Engineer, you will help the Ripple team establish and maintain data pipelines for internal data sources and data sources related to our client engagements. The Data Engineer is critical to our client work, which requires proactive and continuous improvement as well as  prompt responsiveness to changing circumstances – particularly in handling data quality issues and adjusting the team’s end-to-end pipeline deployments. Your track record stepping into this role should reflect domain knowledge in data ingestion and transformation, including experience adapting to changing technologies and/or client priorities.  The Data Engineer reports to the Ripple Product Manager. 

In this position you will:

• Analyze, establish and maintain data pipelines that regularly deliver transformed data to data warehouses
• Read in data, process and clean it, transform and recode it, merge different data sets together, reformat data between wide and long, etc.
• Create documentation for data pipelines and data sets
• Work closely with data analysts to understand, identify and effectively respond to their specific needs
• Coordinate with the vendors, clients, and other stakeholders as needed to stand-up or respond to issues with data pipelines
• Perform one-off data manipulation and analysis on a wide variety of data sets
• Produce scalable, replicable code and engineering solutions that help automate repetitive data management tasks
• Make recommendations and provide guidance on ways to make data collection more efficient and effective
• Develop and streamline our internal data resources into more efficient and easier to understand taxonomies
• Ensure a high-level of data accuracy through regular quality control

What we are seeking:

• About 2+ years of experience working with data pipeline solutions; beyond exact years, we seek candidates whose experience working with data pipelines provides the ability to proactively advise and then deploy solutions for our client based teams
• Experience processing data using scripting languages like Python or R, or compiled languages like Java, C++, or Scala. Python preferred
• Understanding of how to manipulate data using SQL or Python
• Experience designing data models that accounts for upstream and downstream system dependencies
• Experience working in modern data processing stacks using tools like Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, and dbt
• Experience with an MPP database such as Amazon Redshift, Vertica, BigQuery, or Snowflake and/or experience writing complex analytics queries in a general purpose database such as Oracle or Postgresql
• Familiarity with Git, or experience with other version control system
• A high attention to detail and ability to effectively manage and prioritize several tasks or projects concurrently 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions
• Passion in applying your skills to our social mission to problem-solve and collaborate within a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to diagnose and improve database and query performance issues

You may also have experience:

• Working on political campaigns or in progressive advocacy
• Working with voter files or large consumer datasets
• Working with geospatial data
• Working with business intelligence software like Tableau, PowerBi, or Data Studio

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to hire this position in January 2023. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete three interviews (HR 15 minutes, technical interview 45 minutes, and team interview 60 minutes), all virtually. 

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development & learning stipend
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Telecommuting/Remote options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

The salary for this position is$85,000annually. 

While we prefer this position to be in the Washington, DC area, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The BlueLabs Civic Tech practice revolutionizes the way government agencies use data to reduce the friction between residents and the essential services they use. Our team develops deep expertise within the areas our clients care about most, then builds data programs that create impact at scale. We work closely with internal government innovation groups, and build on the analytics methodology pioneered in e-commerce, advocacy, politics, and consumer finance.

About the role:

The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for leading BlueLabs’ engagement with a project. Our project is ultimately responsible for improving the experience of beneficiaries seeking and interacting with information about their healthcare coverage. You will lead the partner relationship and lean on a team of analysts, data scientists, and engineers to drive high-impact results for millions of Americans.

This position reports to the Director, Civic Tech. 

In this position you will:

• Direct overall vision, goals, and initiatives for the data analysis, data science, and other team pods on the project.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, guidance, coaching, goal-setting and intellectual leadership to pod leads; you’ll also collaborate on guiding the analysis tasks with your team.
• Liaise between engineering and data analysis groups, ensuring that analysts have access to data sets and the tools that they need, that engineers get questions about usage trends answered, and that work is effectively balanced. 
• Explore structured and unstructured data sets with the team to observe trends and insights that will drive our client’s decision-making.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and oversee an external partner engagement, and interface with client government agency representatives.
• Develop deep knowledge about the program so you can effectively put data in context – and help your team to do the same.
• Guide the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team’s deliverables.
• Maintain and prioritize work that is clear, concise, and trackable for our team and the client, including high quality documentation and task management.
• Build meaningful connections with stakeholders that strengthen yours and BlueLabs’ relationships with them.
• Such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management. 

What we are seeking:

• Experience leading an engagement for a technology innovation client, including managing people on the team.
• You have significant work experience interacting with data originating from systems to answer nuanced questions. For example: manipulating mass data exports to inform an enterprise-wide inquiry into platform usage, subscriptions, etc.
• You make connections between the big picture and operational needs, and drive reconciliation of the two.
• You are skilled at telling concise, impactful, and data-informed stories to decision-makers – verbally, visually, and in written word.
• You often think about how complex systems can be improved – and are willing to roll up your sleeves to do something about it.
• You draw conclusions from data with ease and comfortably relay your point-of-view – particularly when you need to interrogate insights with your team or clarify unknown factors with your client.
• Experience strategizing with a variety of stakeholders to ultimately arrive at a workable solution.
• Experience delivering client-facing materials which originates and interprets insights from a mix of structured and unstructured data.
• You live by well-tested standards of quality control, people management, and client engagement.
• Proficiency manipulating data using a language like Python, SQL, or R.
• Effective communication skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions.
• Leadership competencies in the following: empathy, active listening, coaching/feedback, integrity, decisiveness, and problem solving and/or experience as a people manager, mentor, or thought partner to your teammates.
• Passion in applying your skills to our social mission to problem-solve and collaborate within a cross-functional, client-facing team environment.
• 5+ years of work experience working with data-driven decision-making.
• The ability to successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require; this includes a requirement that the individual has U.S. Citizenship or U.S. residency for three of the past five years.

What recruitment looks like:

During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $110,000 annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the Team

The Strategic Analytics Team at BlueLabs drives high quality, innovative research and analysis across BlueLabs’ client sectors, including commercial, political, and non-profit clients, to inform data-driven decisions and strategy. Team members analyze and interpret data, provide strategic program insight, drive innovation across sectors, and collaborate closely with both our client and technical teams. 

Our team is often called to answer questions like:

• What are the meaningful messaging takeaways from a poll of industry elites for a major corporation to consider in their paid communication?
• How should a movie studio structure their marketing based on who a likely movie goer is?
• What political trends should a campaign be aware of, and what are the different pathways to victory?
• How do we present our models, calculators, and reports, so our partners get the information they need?

Tools of the Trade

• We work closely with our data science team, so you’ll need an understanding of statistical concepts, be able to interpret results and explain them to non-analysts
• We use big data sets so you will need to be comfortable with tools to access information and analyze that information such as SQL and some statistical and/or spreadsheet software
• We use an array of business intelligence tools to visualize our findings.  Members of our team have different strengths such as GIS or Tableau -- so we look for some  experience using such tools
• We’re only successful if we can communicate our findings; writing skills, PowerPoint, Keynote and other tools of the consultant toolbox will help you succeed in this job

About the Role

As part of the Insights at BlueLabs, you’ll be working with a group of analysts and data scientists who work across BlueLabs’ client sectors, including commercial, political, and non-profit clients, to inform data-driven decisions and strategy.

This position requires a mix of analysis and data management as well as client presentation and communication. You’ll be responsible for hard analysis as well as putting together the data infrastructure, reports, and calculators that will power our solutions as well as creating the client-facing materials that summarize those findings.

Analysts at BlueLabs are the ones with the best understanding of the nuances of a client’s data and our solutions. They can execute on the perfect solution but can also discover the answer that gets us 95% of the way there is a quicker and more efficient way.

Some of our work is templated, but our team excels when they come up with creative solutions to the problems. This will require creating new calculators or analyzing existing outputs in a new light.

Some examples of projects you might work on:

• Analyze polling data to discover trends and insights and then create a report that clearly communicates your findings
• Build crosstabs that detail the makeup of an advertising audience, target universe, or group of survey respondents
• Present your findings to clients and other stakeholders who may be made up of non-technical and/or highly technical people.
• Mentor analysts or fellows and support their growth and development

Such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management.

What we are seeking

• You are passionate about harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes
• You’re eager to learn techniques in data management, analysis, and visualization
• You can recognize patterns and are careful to check assumptions--whether they are your own or someone else’s
• You have excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for design
• Your experience manipulating data to identify clear insights allows you to be able to conduct data analysis even on tight deadlines, where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
• You likely have at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field with a statistical background or 2+ years of experience analyzing data and building reports
• You’ve created reports and worked with data visualization and business intelligence tools
• You’ve created maps with GIS data and used software such as QGIS or ArcGIS
• You have experience with programming languages such as Python and SQL
• You have worked with spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote)

What Recruitment Looks Like:

We expect to onboard this position in May 2023 The successful candidate will complete up to three interviews and a technical assessment (HR phone call, team member interview, and panel interview). During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

The salary for this position is $80,000 annually. 

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S.  

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify. EEO is the Law (Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, international groups, and companies. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the Team:

The BlueLabs Data Science Team develops deep expertise and uses data to inform strategic advice to our clients. Our polling work designs, implements, and fields tools that power our analysis and messaging. We take a deep dive into research that looks at what motivates people to vote, buy a product, hold an opinion, and whether campaigns are successful. Our statistical research identifies areas where we can better assess the impact of various factors in the campaign and polling areas. Our fast-paced, impact-driven team conducts innovative analysis to support our clients’ work. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About the Role:

Data Analysts are instrumental members of BlueLabs Data Science and engagement teams. They gain exposure to all parts of our process, from collecting and organizing data, to analyzing trends and predicting outcomes, and working with clients to understand how these insights can be used to improve program efficiency. Data Analysts are able to work both as part of a team and independently, completing projects in a fast-paced environment, error-free, and on short deadlines. You will receive strong mentorship and be given a chance to complete projects independently.  

What You’ll Do:

• Analyze data, as well as contribute to the design, implementation, and delivery of analytics products and services
• Support the team in building predictive models, tools, and data visualizations
• Check data and modeling results for quality and clean, transform, aggregate, and report on data as needed
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, program managers and external stakeholders to troubleshoot problems and proactively create solutions
• Strive to support team excellence by documenting processes and evangelizing new approaches
• Work both independently and as part of a team to deliver accurate products on short deadlines
• Such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management.

Who You Are:

• You are passionate about using data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes and bring a multidisciplinary approach to doing so
• You apply a variety of skills: whether thinking about how to develop an enduring process, digging deep into a complex data analysis, or putting yourself in the shoes of an end-user to answer a question they didn’t know they had - you’re comfortable thinking from a number of different perspectives
• You are able to respond to questions from your stakeholders while remaining objective in how you approach their unique challenges. You are comfortable with deriving value from imperfect data, but also know when to push the emergency stop button

What We are Seeking:

• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field or equivalent work experience
• Conceptual understanding of foundations of statistics and modeling (distributions, parameter estimation, confidence intervals and tests, etc.)
• Proficient understanding of a statistical programming language such as R, Python, or Julia
• The ability to create informative and engaging data visualizations using industry leading tools
• The ability to build predictive models using regression and machine learning techniques
• The ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, both in writing and verbally
• Knowledge of experimental design and causal inference
• The ability to create user interfaces for new products using frameworks such as Shiny or Django
• The ability to learn SQL to manipulate data
• This position requires that you successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require. This includes a requirement that the individual has US Citizenship or US residency for three of the past five years.

What recruitment looks like:

We expect to hire this position in October 2022. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete two interviews (HR phone screen +  virtual interview) and a technical assessment. During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $67,000 annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The Insights division creates and manages the underlying data that drives our day-to-day work. This is a new team at BlueLabs, created to meet our organization’s evolving client base and business needs, to ensure that BlueLabs is providing the most innovative data and analysis to our clients, all while developing and coaching team members to grow and respond to our company’s goals.

Ripple is a proprietary, business-to-business technology product that helps our clients identify, engage, and measure impact on influencers who matter to their causes or brands. You will join a small and growing team of data, engineering, and product professionals to help us solve some exciting and challenging problems and to deploy the next generation of Ripple. 

About the role:

Data Scientists use a combination of statistics, programming, and domain knowledge to solve problems, ranging from customized solutions for specific clients to creating the methodological backbone for our internal products. They have strong technical skills and are also creative thinkers who are always looking to innovate and deliver value to our clients. They aren’t afraid of messy data, and are comfortable working in a fast paced, production-oriented environment. Our team members receive strong mentorship and are given a chance to complete projects independently.  

In this position you will:

• Analyze data, as well as contribute to the design, implementation, and delivery of analytics products and services
• Build predictive models, tools, and data visualizations
• Check data and modeling results for quality and clean, transform, aggregate, and report on data as needed
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, program managers and external stakeholders to troubleshoot problems and proactively create solutions
• Support research development projects and data science project plans for clients and internal initiatives
• Strive to support team excellence by documenting processes and evangelizing new approaches
• Work both independently and as part of a team to deliver accurate products on short deadlines
• Complete such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management

What we are seeking:

• Experience working in a quantitative production environment or a postgraduate degree in a quantitative field
• Experience in and ability to apply your knowledge of foundations of statistics and modeling (distributions, parameter estimation, confidence intervals and tests, etc.)
• Advanced understanding of a statistical programming language such as R, Python, or Julia
• Experience building predictive models using regression and machine learning techniques
• Ability to manipulate data with SQL
• Experience creating analytics output within a production-oriented team
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, both in writing and verbally
• Knowledge of experimental design and causal inference
• Experience creating informative and engaging data visualizations using industry leading tools
• You have experience using data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes - and bring a multidisciplinary approach to doing so. 
• You can apply a variety of skills: whether thinking strategically about how to develop an enduring process, digging deep into a complex data analysis, or putting yourself in the shoes of an end-user to answer a question they didn’t know they had - you’re comfortable thinking from a number of different perspectives
• You are able to respond to questions from your stakeholders while remaining objective in how you approach their unique challenges. You are able to derive value from imperfect data, but also have the ability to know when to push the emergency stop button.
• The ability to successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require; this includes a requirement that the individual has U.S. Citizenship or U.S. residency for three of the past five years

Recruitment process

We strive to hire efficiently and transparently. We expect to hire this position in October 2022. To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete three (3) interviews and a technical assessment (HR interview 15 minutes; manager interview 45 minutes, and team interview/assessment 60 minutes), all virtually.  During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $80,000 annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify. EEO is the Law (Link to external DOL site)

About BlueLabs

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology for a variety of industry clients: including government, business, and political campaigns. We help our clients optimize their engagements with individual customers, supporters, and stakeholders to achieve their goals. Simply put: we help our partners do the most good by getting the most from their data. 

Today, our team of data analysts, scientists, engineers, and strategists come together from diverse backgrounds to share a passion for using data to solve the world’s greatest social and analytical challenges. We’ve served more than 400 organizations ranging from government agencies, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and businesses. Along the way, we’ve developed some of the most innovative tools available in analytics, media optimization, reporting, and influencer outreach-- serving a diverse set of industries, including the automotive, travel, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, healthcare, media, telecom, and more.

About the team:

The BlueLabs Civic Tech practice revolutionizes the way government agencies use data to streamline operations, interact with citizens, and react to their biggest challenges. Our team develops deep expertise within the areas our clients care about most, then builds data analytics systems that create impact at scale. We work closely with internal government innovation groups, and build on the analytics methodology pioneered in e-commerce, advocacy, politics, and consumer finance.

You will work on a fast-paced, impact-driven project team charged with intelligently improving the operations powering the policies and programs that hundreds of millions of Americans interact with on a daily basis. Our work builds the frameworks and infrastructure that allows agencies to deal with big public health challenges. We bring definition to challenging problems, creatively identify data sources, then design analytics that accurately measure impact and move the needle every day. We work in changing, ambiguous environments, so we embrace nuance, inclusivity, and complexity to deliver programs that work for the diverse groups of individuals who rely on us.

About the role:

This position is a DevSecOps engineer, or a software engineer/developer with substantive experience with system administration and security, who wants to work at an organization where they are empowered to deploy their skills to make lasting positive change. You’ll provide direct DevSecOps support for a high profile federal web property, and know your day-day work is directly creating a better experience for federal employees, federal job seekers, and numerous other stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with diverse stakeholders to manage expectations and provide robust guidance in their areas of responsibility. We’re not building a team for a day—we are building a collaborative community of engineers, analysts, and data scientists. More than anything else, we’re looking for people who are excited by our mission, love to create, are honest about what they know, fascinated by what they don’t, and relish the opportunity to work with people who value the same.

In this position you will:

• Work closely with technical stakeholders to define security strategy and execute on it.
• Implement automation to enable developers to easily consume security services.
• Design a secure application-release automation process to make security an integral part of the CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure security, reliability, and performance of a web property with tens of millions of users.
• Partner closely with developers, analysts, and other internal users to ensure they have an experience that allows them to quickly and securely ship the features they build.
• Enforce standard methodologies, processes and tools and ensure compliance to enterprise architecture, global information security policies and engineering strategy.
• Implement automation to investigation and response workflows for Automated Incident Response.
• Be an integral member of a team to create a Disaster Recovery Plan for the projects you’re on.
• Create specifications for pentesting performed by an outside contractor.
• Perform Azure configuration review on the projects you’re involved in.
• Be the main DevSecOps point of contact for important government projects.

What we are seeking:

• 2+ years of Information Security or engineering experience.
• 2+ years of direct experience in at least one Public Cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Familiarity with SecOps processes including detection, monitoring, alerting and threat intelligence.
• Expert knowledge of integrating crucial security tasks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of container security and secrets management.
• Working experience with configuration management.
• Demonstrated experience with secure development, coding, engineering practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure testing strategies.
• Experience with systems reliability, load balancing, monitoring, and logging.
• Ability to lead on project security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Desire to learn about new technologies and be dedicated to expanding your skills every day.
• Passion for data, visualization, analytics and just plain problem solving.
• The ability to successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require; this includes a requirement that the individual has U.S. Citizenship or U.S. residency for three of the past five years.

You may also have:

• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team that includes developers, data scientists and other non-engineer technical users. 
• Demonstrated interest in using data and technology to advance social good in areas like health, government effectiveness, or civic engagement.
• Have experience programming in Bash and Python or similar scripting languages.
• Have experience deploying applications in an Azure or other cloud environment using automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet, and cluster management/orchestration software like Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Validated adherence to Azure governance standards for policy definitions, role-based access controls, resource groups, and Azure Blueprints.

What recruitment looks like:

This position will include an HR phone interview and two additional virtual interviews. During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position. This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.  We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive benefits package including:

• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• And more! 

The salary for this position is $110,000 annually. 

While we have an office in Washington, DC, we are open to considering candidates from within the U.S. 

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify.EEO is the Law(Link to external DOL site)