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 Government Analytics 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.

Who you are:

• You are passionate about using data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes, and bring a multidisciplinary approach to doing so. 
• You’re at your best flexing a variety of skills - whether its 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’re not afraid of messy data --and yet you also pull the emergency stop when something looks or feels wrong. 

We’re not building a team for a day—this is a project for the long haul. 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:

• Analyze data from disparate data sources to distill human-centered operations and processes into meaningful insights or evaluate and improve the effectiveness of large-scale healthcare related directly addressable (email, SMS, autodial, etc) outreach campaigns.
• 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.

What we are seeking:

• 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. 
• 2+ years of work experience working with structured/unstructured data

You may have:

• Experience consulting with clients on how to use data analysis to drive strategy 
• 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.
• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field or equivalent technical training.
• Experience interfacing with and presenting analyses to clients 
• Experience creating complex, repeatable data pipelines that operate on millions of records
• Experience independently leading and developing data analyses or visualizations 
• Experience planning project execution timelines and tying solutions back to key objectives

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 We Offer:

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 options
• Pre-tax transportation options 
• And more! 

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

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.