Who We Are: The Tech Team works closely with campaigns up and down the ballot to provide them the tools and data they need to win. We are a fully remote, distributed team living in 19 states and from a variety of backgrounds.  Some of us have worked in political campaigns, others in public sector tech, and others in industry.  We value diversity in perspective, lived experience, and the many paths one may take towards becoming a data scientist.  We believe deeply in the promise of breaking the boom-bust cycle of political tech work and building technology infrastructure that will support campaigns from cycle to cycle and will improve with every iteration.

You will...

• Manage Data Scientists – support individuals on the team in their ongoing work and in their overall career development;
• As part of the roadmapping process and as new needs emerge, identify and evaluate data science priorities, both surfaced from the team and identified through user & ecosystem engagement;
• Work with Data & Analytics Team leadership and the DNC Tech Product Team to develop roadmaps that account for key priorities balanced against team capacity;
• Make determinations about capacity allocation of Data Scientists to individual projects on the roadmap;
• Keep up with political data science research and promote a culture of sustainable innovation;
• Collaborate with partners in the Democratic ecosystem to identify opportunities for methodological and operational improvements in tackling shared problems; and,
•  Capacity dependent, contribute directly to individual data science projects either as an owner or reviewer.

What we look for...

• Several years of experience using R and/or Python to build and deploy predictive models with a thoughtful and methodical approach to model validation and documentation;
• Knowledge of political data science, either through academic or volunteer work with voter file data or through hands-on experience working in politics;
• Fluency in SQL Leadership through curiosity, humility, and a spirit of collaboration;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and experience explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• You won’t just be building data science products, but you’ll be helping us ensure our diverse users trust them and know how to use them for their individual needs;
• A passion for documentation, knowledge sharing, and process engineering: coworkers should be able to learn from each other and avoid repeating mistakes.

What we would like to see...

• A background working in political data science is a strong plus, but not essential. If you're coming from the tech industry, having experience as a volunteer and having end-user familiarity with the tools that campaigns use will be a boost for your onboarding, but we've also had people thrive here who were completely new to political tech;
• Demonstrated experience managing a technical team where people from a wide set of backgrounds and experiences can thrive;
• Experience designing and analyzing randomized experiments; and,
• Experience implementing entity resolution or record linkage processes or algorithms.

Do you want to...

• Secure the future of our country? Right now a lot is at stake in our country and our team has a huge opportunity to make a real difference;
• Work with amazing people? We’re building a diverse, distributed team, hiring the best people we can wherever they are—alumni from past Presidential campaigns working out of DC and New York, experienced product developers from the SF Bay Area, and more;
• Never stop learning? There are people who know about politics and people who know about technology and a few who have figured out some things about how to combine the two, but we are blazing a lot of new trails and you should be comfortable exploring and learning from everyone you can.

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

- More than 30 days of paid time off, including Federal holidays, vacation, and personal days;

- Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents;

- 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee;

- Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase;

- Up to a 4% employer match DNC 401(k) plan;

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to DNC employees and their dependents at no cost to staff;

- Pre-tax Flexible spending account benefits available to employee and dependants.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.