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Data Scientist

Merit America is a national nonprofit creating flexible, accelerated pathways to family-sustaining tech careers for working adults. The Data Scientist will turn organizational data into actionable insights to improve learner outcomes and scale impact, partnering across Growth, Sustainability, Communications, Policy and other teams to deliver analyses, dashboards, and exploratory models that inform program and operational decisions.

Skills

  • 2+ years of SQL experience for analytics and data exploration
  • Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis
  • Experience with BI tools (e.g., Hex, Tableau) and building dashboards
  • Strong data visualization and storytelling skills
  • Familiarity with ELT/data warehouse workflows and instrumentation
  • Experience designing or analyzing experiments and basic modeling
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and translating technical results for non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Partner with cross-functional teams to scope high-impact data projects and build trusted working relationships
  • Define, track, and analyze key metrics for programs and organizational functions
  • Design and maintain dashboards and automated reports to enable self-serve analytics
  • Work with Data & Engineering to instrument and ELT new data into a centralized warehouse
  • Create clear data visualizations and narratives that drive action
  • Design, run, and analyze experiments to measure impact and inform program improvements
  • Build exploratory or decision-support models to improve learner engagement, prospect management, and outcomes
  • Educate stakeholders on data inputs, responsibilities, and interpretation to foster data-driven culture

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/MBA) or equivalent preferred but not required

Benefits

  • 4-day work week (with Fridays as operating day when needed)
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (100% paid employee-only coverage)
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; Health Reimbursement Account funded by Merit
  • Education and professional development reimbursement; catalog of learning courses
  • Short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, adoption benefits
  • Unlimited vacation after 90-day introductory period; 11 federal holidays; office closures in July and December/January
  • 401(k) with automatic Merit contribution
  • Wellness resources, discount perks, phone/technology stipend, home office setup stipend
  • Affinity groups and community-building meetups
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Merit America provides a path to skilled technology careers for Americans who can’t yet compete for these roles. Our program meets the needs of American employers and busy working adults: it takes months to complete, not years, and doesn't result ...

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$110,210/yr - $110,210/yr
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Full-time, remote
DATE POSTED
October 23, 2025
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