Senior Data Analyst, Data & Analytics

Position: Senior Data Analyst, Data & Analytics

Location:  Remote, with 5% of expected travel for in-person team meetings and events. 

Deadline to apply: August 22, 2025

Who We Are

The States Project (TSP) connects the importance of state legislatures to every aspect of our lives and brings together communities to help build a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous future for all. Our electoral work focuses on winning governing majorities in the states by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better funded. Our governance work provides nonpartisan tools and resources that connect a diverse community of state lawmakers committed to improving lives for the people they serve.  We do it because we believe that state legislatures are the strongest force for change in this country.

We encourage you to find out more about our values here.

Position Details

This is a full-time, exempt, at-will position that will work across The States Project and affiliated initiatives. The team currently operates remotely, with occasional in-person team retreats, etc. Some travel will be required. Additional evening and weekend hours are occasionally required to fulfill the duties of this position. 

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst to support the TSP team in quantitative research projects that analyze electoral, legislative, campaign and caucus data to help inform key strategic decisions. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter who loves digging into data and extracting key insights with the ability to communicate findings effectively to colleagues.

This position will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across TSP to collect data from a variety of sources, manage and maintain our central database, conduct original analyses to answer actionable research questions, build and maintain tools to explore insights, and help TSP make key strategic decisions based on this data.

What You Will Do 

Principal activities will include but not be limited to: 

Support TSP programs and conduct analyses:

-Conduct program evaluation and analyses with several data sources, including paid media data, survey data, organizing/field data, and other program data

-Write code to automate data processing tasks and to conduct statistical analyses 

-Collecting and analyzing data that tracks progress to program goals and strategic imperatives

-Conduct ad hoc research projects involving complex datasets

-Design informative data visualizations – both static and interactive – that communicate complex findings to non-technical audiences

-Equip team members to support state legislative campaigns in their ability to incorporate evidence-driven best practices into their programs.

Technical support and infrastructure work:

-Build data pipelines to automate extracting, transforming, and loading data into our central database 

-Build data pipelines to assist with program evaluation and meta-analyses

-Collaborate with the Analytics team and consultants on the maintenance and development of the 99 Chamber dashboard.

-Aggregate data and summarize findings in digestible ways for other stakeholdersOther duties as necessary in service of TSP program and the Analytics team

Qualifications:

-Bachelor's degree required

-2-4 years of professional experience

-2-3 years of prior data, targeting, polling, or statistics experience within a structured environment (e.g., campaigns, advocacy, non-profit, etc.)

-Experience leveraging data and analytics to drive decisions in the political arena and high standards for success

-Strong experience coding in SQL, Python, or R

-Familiarity with large scale relational databases

-Familiarity with version control software

-Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets

-Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

-Clear communication skills 

-Ability to create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence. 

Desired Qualifications:

-Expert-level with one or more of the following: SQL, R, pythonExperience with high level analyses, setting metrics, and randomized control trials 

-Experience working with non-technical stakeholders

Benefits:

The position offers a competitive benefits package. Benefits currently offered include 75% paid coverage of medical, dental, and vision for individuals and dependents, basic life insurance, an employee assistance program, unlimited PTO, 401(k) matching, annual professional development, wellness, and work-from-home stipends and paid family leave.

Compensation:

The salary for this position is $100,000 - 106,094 per year*. Salary offers are made based on the market rate and the candidate's demonstrated level of proficiency, experience, and credentials.

*The pay rate or range noted for this position is in compliance with the District of Columbia Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023, NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, and other state and local laws.

TSP does not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. TSP values diversity and strongly encourages women, individuals with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, religious beliefs, and military backgrounds to apply.

TSP complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Senior Director of People & Culture, Amy Fecteau at [email protected].

What You Can Expect During the Recruitment and Hiring Process:

All applicants will submit a resume and cover letter. Selected applicants will be moved forward to a phone screen. The next steps will include interviews with leadership.