Organization: Protect Democracy Project (VoteShield)
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.
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
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 bachelor's 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
350.org is a mission-driven organization focused on developing data and AI products that support positive social impact around the world. The organization manages organization-wide data strategy and maintains data reporting tools and CRM systems, handling everything from data modeling and governance to dashboarding and self-serve reporting. They operate educational programs led by a dedicated team of experts and core team volunteers. The company emphasizes data-driven decision making and leverages technology to advance their mission.
