Manager I, Data Products

About BlueLabs:

BlueLabs is a leading provider of analytics services and technology dedicated to helping our partners do the most good with their data. Our experts in analytics, data science, data engineering, and behavioral science hail from diverse backgrounds yet share a passion for using data to solve today’s greatest social and analytical challenges. 

About the team:

This role sits within BlueLabs Civic Tech, serving our government clients. Our teams support the highest profile government agencies rooted in communication and public outreach, equity, stakeholder engagement, and citizen-facing programs. We develop deep expertise in the areas our clients care about most, then build data programs that create impact at scale. We work closely with government innovation and technology groups and build on analytics methodologies pioneered in e-commerce, advocacy, politics, and consumer finance. Our practice revolutionizes the way government agencies use data to reduce the friction between people and the essential services they use.

About the role:

As a Manager I, Analytics Engineering, you will support analysts and data engineers to create efficient data models, troubleshoot SQL issues, improve documentation, and ensure data quality while owning a specific data product. Your experience leading into this role should reflect domain knowledge in data modeling and ingestion for analytical needs, including experience adapting to changing technologies and/or client priorities. 

In this position you will:

• Manage the end-to-end development lifecycle of outreach lead lists for a national-level outreach program that encourages millions of Americans to enroll in healthcare coverage 
• Manage the overall technical approach to consumer segmentation, ensuring that personalized and relevant information is delivered to the right audiences
• Be responsible for process and version control documentation for developing outreach lead lists, iterating for continuous improvement
• Communicate and collaborate with non-technical business owners to ensure that outreach lead lists meet the needs and priorities of the program
• Monitor policy changes that may impact consumers and identify the data variables needed to create those outreach lists 
• Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to learn from the performance of existing consumer segments to improve future development of outreach lead lists
• Support the refactoring of existing code using dbt or other code development best practices, working with analytics and data science team members to design new data models as needed
• Collaborate with the team to establish quality standards and metrics for data assets
• Audit existing SQL code to find efficiencies and add documentation
• Complete such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by management

What we are seeking:

• 4+ years of SQL experience; experience across multiple platforms e.g. Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Vertica, etc is a plus 
• Experience working with automated data pipelines and orchestration tools like Airflow
• Ability to diagnose and improve database and query performance issues
• Some knowledge with object-oriented programming, preferably Python
• Familiarity with Git, or experience with other version control system
• A high attention to detail and ability to effectively manage and prioritize several tasks or projects concurrently 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with team members of varied backgrounds, roles, and functions
• Passion in applying your skills to our social mission to problem-solve and collaborate within a cross-functional team environment
• The ability to successfully attain and maintain a Federal Public Trust background investigation that our government clients require; this includes a requirement that the individual has U.S. Citizenship, or U.S. residency for three of the past five years (minimum 36 of the past 60 months).

You may also have experience:

• Working with geospatial and marketing data
• Working with business intelligence software like Tableau, PowerBi, or Qlik.

What We Offer:

BlueLabs offers a friendly work environment and competitive compensation and benefits package including:

• Salary: $85,000
• Premier health insurance plan
• 401K matching
• Unlimited vacation leave
• Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture 
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• And more! 

The salary range for candidates who meet the minimum posted qualifications reflects the Company’s good faith understanding and belief as to the wage range, and is accurate as of the date of this job posting.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, as a company policy, BlueLabs strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment. BlueLabs adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations. Except where prohibited by law, applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to produce proof of vaccination status prior to their first day of employment; if not the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. BlueLabs will evaluate requests for reasonable accommodations for applicants unable to be vaccinated due to a religious belief, disability, pregnancy, or on an individualized basis in accordance with applicable laws.

At BlueLabs, we celebrate, support and thrive on differences. Not only do they benefit our services, products, and community, but most importantly, they are to the benefit of our team. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, gender identities, marital status, religions, veterans statuses, disabilities and any other protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer, BlueLabs is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. BlueLabs endeavors to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If an applicant believes they require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in an interview, or has any questions or concerns, they should contact the Director, People Operations.  BlueLabs participates in E-verify. EEO is the Law.

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