Senior Data Engineer - Data Analytics (Remote eligible)

Mathematica; Princeton (NJ); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced data engineer to enhance its analytics portfolio. In this role, you will design and maintain databases and pipelines, lead innovative data analytics projects, and contribute to a collaborative environment that values diversity and inclusion. The company is committed to improving societal well-being through data-driven insights and offers competitive salaries along with a comprehensive benefits package. Join a dedicated team that thrives on excellence and creativity, and make a meaningful impact in various policy areas such as education and nutrition.

Benefits

Competitive Salaries

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Qualifications

• Strong data engineering skills with a focus on analytics.
• Experience with database design and ETL processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on data solutions and technology.
• Design and maintain databases and data pipelines.
• Lead data analytics tasks including ETL and visualizations.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Analytics

ETL Pipelines

Database Design

Data Visualization

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Data Science

Degree in Statistics

Degree in Economics

Degree in Public Policy

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Job description

Pay Competitive

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs, refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and analytics. Our work yields actionable information to guide decisions in wide-ranging policy areas including education, early childhood, family support, nutrition, and employment. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you will experience financial benefits of employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) holdings that have increased in tandem with the company’s growth and financial strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength.

One of Mathematica’s core values is a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our research is more robust because it is informed by a variety of diverse perspectives, and our mission to improve societal well-being is strengthened by a greater understanding of issues and challenges facing the populations we serve. Mathematica’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion is woven into our everyday actions, policies, and practices. We are dedicated to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

We are looking for an experienced professional with strong data engineering skills and interest in one or more of the following areas: family support, education, child welfare, nutrition, employment, or criminal justice who can support and help grow our portfolio of data analytics work.

The following projects illustrate some of our recent analytics work:

• For the Office of Population Affairs we are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) native tools to design a data collection and reporting system to ingest patient encounters from Family Planning providers and provide data quality checks, summary statistics, and business intelligence reports.
• For the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation we are operating a cloud data warehouse, enabling analytic reporting and predictive modeling that leverages administrative and survey data sources in support of program evaluation and data-driven decision-making.
• For the Employee Benefits Security Administration we are monitoring AWS analytics, automating systems testing, and analyzing structured and unstructured data submitted through web forms and PDFs.
• For the Department of Agriculture we are using simulations to estimate how changes in program policies will impact benefit costs, eligibility, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

You will work in a multidisciplinary setting that includes staff with degrees in computer science, data science, statistics, economics, mathematics, business, public policy, and related fields. We take pride in our employees and in their commitment to excellence. We encourage staff to collaborate in developing creative solutions to difficult problems. This collegial spirit has helped us earn our reputation for innovative and high-quality work. As a winner of the "Excellence in Diversity Award," we know that building an inclusive culture based on the diverse strengths of employees from different backgrounds is key to our success.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance and innovative thought leadership around Mathematica’s solutions strategy and approach, including staying up-to-date with available technology and tools that are applicable to Mathematica’s offerings.
• Design, implement, and maintain databases and data pipelines that are optimized to meet project requirements.
• Lead data analytics tasks such as development of data warehouses, ETL pipelines, data visualizations, etc.
• Provide quality assurance across data analytics tasks.
• Contribute to proposal efforts that support the growth of data analytics work.

About the company

Reimagining the way the world gathers and uses data. Illuminating the path to progress for public and private sector changemakers. #ProgressTogether