Senior Research Coordinator

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. Since its founding in 2019, over 500 partners -- a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns -- have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy. 

The Senior Research Coordinator will lead one or multiple research verticals focused on the extraction, normalization and ingestion of civic data. This person would join a team working to build an unparalleled database on U.S. government officeholders, candidates and places. Civitech is a remote-first company hiring within our current footprint of 24 states (AK, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY); Civitech does have an office in Austin, TX.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

About our Data Acquisition Team: The Data Acquisition team is focused on building processes to extract, normalize, ingest and regularly refresh large volumes of civic data. This includes data relating to current positions, officeholders and candidates for office from the federal level to local special districts. This team also collects geospatial data to power our products and direct users to useful voting resources. 

The Senior Research Coordinator is on our Data Acquisition team and reports to our Director of Data Acquisition. This role may be asked to manage others.

• (35%) Research:
• Drive fast-paced, complex research projects through thoughtful planning, organization and delegation 
• Design and lead training on quality assurance (QA) processes
• Identify inefficiencies in research workflows and implement process improvements
• Use tools like SQL, web scrapers, internal data platforms and Google Sheets to extract, clean, and upload data
• Troubleshoot data issues, resolve flags, and share learnings to enhance data quality and the end user experience

• (45%) Project Management and Cross-Team Collaboration: 
• Lead one or more research verticals (e.g. Candidate Research, Office Holders, Early Voting etc.) to ensure accurate, timely and robust data delivery
• Delegate tasks, monitor progress, and find creative solutions to meet tight deadlines
• Independently develop project checkpoints, milestones, and dashboards for assessing and communicating progress to the broader team 
• Scope out new research projects and communicate requirements around timeline, scope and staffing
• Manage large teams of remote contractors working to efficiently complete research
• Provide proactive communication, actionable feedback and recognition to contractors

• (20%) Management: 
• Foster a culture of feedback, learning, and continuous improvement across the team
• Shape a positive, motivated, and scrappy team culture 
• Serve as an effective and responsive manager, supervisor or mentor for other team members
• Regularly train others on complex data processes and tools 
• Contribute to the development, mentorship and upskilling of junior colleagues

• 5-7 years of professional experience in project management 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with SQL 
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Experience maintaining complex datasets and familiarity with novel ETL processes
• Committed to leveraging technology and data products to increase civic participation

• Experience working with political data
• Proficiency with GIS 
• Experience designing or maintaining ETL pipelines for data collection and processing
• People management experience

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Optional Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Schedules
• Professional Development Stipend
• Monthly Office Upkeep Stipend

Civitech’s Values:

We act with Integrity – At Civitech, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and value open and transparent communications with all of our stakeholders. Our rigorous approach to product design, testing, and data science leads to accurate assessments of our outcomes and challenges us to constantly improve our tools.

We are Changemakers – As a team, Civitech seeks to make transformational change in our democracy by eliminating obstacles meant to hamper contribution from every member of the community.

We are Collaborators - Buoyed by our mission, we look for opportunities to partner with everyone committed to making democracy easier to participate in. We seek to understand the challenges our partners face and use our skills and creativity to help them solve them.

We are Bold – We recognize that disruptive change won’t come with doing business as usual. Civitech seeks to revolutionize civic participation by bringing innovation and creativity to politics.

Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Civitech provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

No recruiters or agencies, please!