Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mathematica is a company that applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. They are seeking a Data Analytics Developer to contribute to data management and statistical programming for research projects in the Education and Employment area, focusing on data wrangling, analysis, and quality control.
Responsibilities
- Write programs in R, Stata, or Python to extract, transform, and wrangle data; create variables for use in analysis
- Perform statistical analyses and prepare tables, graphs, and visualizations
- Providing creative and best practice solutions for data processing optimization
- Ensuring data quality through all stages of data processing with rigorous quality control
- Iteratively informing requirements and specifications, which will include articulating findings and working with researchers to adjust specifications and code as interim results are found
Skills
- A bachelor's degree in economics, data analytics, computer science, statistics, mathematics, or another relevant field
- 3-5 years of programming experience in a professional or academic environment
- Programming experience using R, Stata, Python, or SQL
- Strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work with others
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Subject-matter knowledge of education and/or employment data
- Has the ability to pass a background investigation or security clearance for federally contracted project work
Benefits
- Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package
- Advantages of being 100 percent employee owned
- Financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have increased in tandem with the company’s growth and financial strength
- Part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength
- Coworking spaces where available
Company Overview
Mathematica provides research and technical assistance support services and products for evidence and program management for their partners. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.mathematica.org.