About Swayable:
Swayable is a fast-growing AI and automated data science platform that measures public opinion and the impact of messages and advertising content on it. We are a 40-person team backed by top technology and social impact investors, including Y Combinator. Founded in 2018 by physics PhDs, it is led by the former Executive Director for Digital Strategy at the New York Times. Clients include major consumer-facing brands (American Express, Airbnb, Paramount Pictures), technology companies (Anthropic, Meta, Amazon), academic researchers (MIT, Yale, Stanford) and mission-aligned civic advocacy campaigns (e.g. on climate, human rights and elections).
Joining Swayable means being on a team whose work changes the course of history. The technology we develop is at the leading edge of transforming some of the world’s most important campaign organizations and enterprises: combatting disinformation, protecting democracy, and supporting the sustainable growth of consumer-facing brands. Check our our values & culture deck to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4zjchwzs
About The Role:
This is a uniquely exciting opportunity to tackle critical unsolved problems in public opinion research and causal modeling. As a Research Data Scientist (reporting to the Director of Data Science), you’ll have the infrastructure and talent around you to turn results into new discoveries, prototypes and features that deliver insights to the world's most important organizations.
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct data science research to push our experimental methodologies to the bleeding edge of social science
- Develop robust tools to uncover insights in experimental data
- Prototype data science improvements to core platform features
- Communicate the results of data science investigations to both internal and
Who You Are:
- Fluency in the python data science stack
- Expertise in statistical, analytical, and data science methods
- Excellent communication and data visualization skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritizing multiple important tasks/deadlines
- A keen eye for the 20% of effort that delivers 80% of the results
- Being a flexible team player whose values align with ours
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience writing and reviewing production-quality python code.
- Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment
- Experience interacting with MongoDB databases
- Bachelors/Masters/PhD in data science, statistics, physics, mathematics, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
Benefits:
- 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Plans - no employee contribution required
- Generous PTO
- Equity Options
- 401k plan, FSA
- Ongoing professional development investments
- Salary: $125-$165k, dependent on experience and location
Swayable is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to promote an organizational environment that values diversity and fosters growth. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other basis prohibited by law. The team especially encourages applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.
Top Skills
What We Do
Measuring the impact of the world's most important messages.
Swayable is a consumer insights research technology platform that measures how effectively media content changes opinions. We enable deep insights into the effects of campaign content at any stage in the creative process: from storyboards to final cuts.
Our clients are dramatically increasing the impact of the stories they tell on the world's most important issues.
Clients include major brands, agencies, foundations and political campaigns around the world.
We will never ask for personal data without permission in order to do our job. Informed user consent is designed into the core of the platform. Swayable exceeds the world’s highest regulatory standards on data privacy and security, including Europe’s GDPR.
The service is delivered via a cloud-based technology platform built in California, New York, Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington. Swayable is incorporated as a public benefit corporation dedicated to effective truth telling.
Why Work With Us
We accelerate social and economic progress by making scientific insights instantly accessible to decision-makers by:
Measuring the impact of the world’s most important campaigns.
Building the observational technology that enables discovery of attitude, opinion
and behavior.
Generating high-value experimental data to produce insights.
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