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)

Lighthouse labs is looking to hire a Part Time Web Instructor to help teach our content to our students. If you are passionate about teaching your craft and helping us usher in the next generation of Web Developers, this could be a great opportunity for you! You’ll be helping to create a solid foundation through training.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver the Web Development curriculum to groups of students through lecture-like classroom formats (currently virtually) and provide coverage for both PST and EST time zone students 
• Make virtual rounds and help assist individual students or project groups as they work through assignments and homework material via proactive Google meet/Zoom checkins, Slack channel participation, and Discord threads
• Work with the Education Team to assess student progress through Compass stats, assistances, one-on-one code reviews, and 'open office hours' including receiving feedback from students (current and via exit surveys)
• Assist in modifications to the existing curriculum and development of new curriculum including acting as a SME to the LxDs, Account Managers and PMs where relevant on corporate, government or public programs 
• Assist in training new mentors/instructors including shadowing and providing feedback
• Perform regular code reviews and technical interviews for existing students and assist with the screening (when necessary) of prospective students and mentors
• Provide online mentorship support to alumni, prospective and current students via various meet ups, team building activities and community events
• Work on software projects used internally or externally by Lighthouse Labs including across our various platforms
• Various other administrative including but not limited to assistance with:

       ○ Grading and providing feedback/comments in LMS on student progress

       ○ Regular status / sprint meetings for Instructors 

       ○ Attending and contributing to a weekly EdOps meeting

       ○ Scheduling of teachers (when necessary)

What we need from you: 

• 3-5 years of professional experience in software development, with all or most of that time focused in full-stack web development
• Preference for open source web languages and tools 
• We really like Javascript and Ruby, but are eager to chat if you’re experienced with the following frameworks Python, Java, Scala, Go
• We really like jQuery, Rails, React, NodeJS + (Express or Koa) but many of our mentors also have other backgrounds such as Django, MeteorJS, Elixir + Phoenix, Scala, AngularJS, Ember
• Strong preference for *nix operating systems
• Have strong sense of open source development workflows using tools such as Github
• Previous experience with mentorship, tutoring, or teaching beginners technical subjects
• Ability to communication effectively over video, chat and with remote delivery
• Must be available to work 1 of 2 following schedules:
  • Option 1: Thursdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST 
  • Option 2: Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST
    

About us: 

Lighthouse Labs was founded in 2013 with the mission to effectively and efficiently prepare the workforce with the analytical and technical skills necessary to succeed in a world of automation. With an initial focus on our open-enrolment developer bootcamp, we have grown into a leading provider of professional education services, delivering outstanding educational outcomes for our students. Our secret? Innovative curriculum, proprietary ed-tech, unique mentorship and career services and partnerships with government and industry leading organizations. We’re a bunch of quirky, inclusive and smart people who are changing lives by reimagining education - join us!

Lighthouse Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All positions at this time are remote, and we welcome all applicants. Feel free to ask us about other perks of working at Lighthouse Labs!