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datadotorg is hiring a Data Scientist. VoteShield, a project of Protect Democracy, seeks a highly motivated, civic‑minded Data Scientist to analyze public voter registration and absentee ballot data, produce accessible reports, conduct legal research, and collaborate across teams to enhance election administration through data‑driven, non‑partisan analysis.
Key focus areas include Review and analyze changes in public voter registration and absentee ballot data, Write and present data reports accessible to team, partners, and election administrators, and Conduct legal and policy research to provide context for reports.
Successful candidates bring Relevant Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent Experience. Important skills include Public Or Civic Data Interest, Data-Driven Analysis, Non-Partisan Analysis, Communicate Clear Story With Data, Writing, and Presenting.
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In A Nutshell Location
Remote Anywhere in United States
Salary
$84,300 - $94,000 / year
Job Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Mid-level
Deadline to apply
August 28, 2026
VoteShield (a project of Protect Democracy ) seeks a highly motivated and civic-minded Data Scientist to join our growing team. VoteShield supports election officials in maintaining complete and accurate voter data in order to protect free and fair elections for all qualified voters. As a member of this world-class analysis and engineering team, you will analyze public voter registration data, work with election administrators, support Protect Democracy on a variety of data projects, and grow your technical skills.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze changes in public voter registration data and absentee ballot data in order to provide election officials with timely insights and answers to data questions;
- Write and present data reports that are accessible to the team, partners, and election administrators;
- Conduct legal/policy research as needed to provide context for your reports;
- Contribute to research that utilizes VoteShield’s unique datasets and skills to assess election administration policies;
- Partner with colleagues across Protect Democracy to enhance their work with data analyses, custom tools, automation, and more;
- Expand and enrich our current data with external datasets;
- Create, refine, and document your standards for reporting, and compare and collaborate to develop best practices for the team;
- Build and maintain relationships with current and prospective partners in the election community. Skillset
- Interest in public or civic data and commitment to data-driven and non-partisan analysis;
- Ability to communicate a clear story with data, both in writing and presenting, that describes the context, insights, conclusions, and open questions;
- Proficiency in Python;
- A relevant bachelors degree, or equivalent experience;
- Growth mindset and comfortability with an open and transparent culture that values feedback up, down and sideways;
- Excellent critical thinking skills, demonstrated by enthusiasm for investigating novel problems and exercising sound judgment about how to get to optimal solutions;
- Rigorous attention to detail and the highest standards for excellence in execution;
- Ability to track, prioritize, and, where necessary, triage work in order to use time in the most efficient and productive way;
- Comfort working with small teams, proactively working to build the organizational culture and figure out what’s needed to move your work forward. Apply Now Spot any inaccurate information? Have a job to share? Let us know.
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