Senior Data Scientist, MNO Data (Fully Remote)

GiveDirectly, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that fights poverty by giving cash directly to people in need, is seeking a data scientist to design analytical method templates for MNO data location inference and to specify analyses for operator engineers. The role emphasizes hands-on modeling and clear specification writing.

You will run workshops, collaborate with a diverse team across 20+ countries and 69 languages, and apply ML, statistics and spatio-temporal data skills to turn data into actionable insight—while

Qualifications

• Experience applying ML and statistics to geospatial or spatio-temporal data.
• Experience writing specs and reviewing SQL/Python code and docs.

Responsibilities

• Design analytical method templates for MNO data location inference.
• Specify analyses for operator engineers and run workshops.

Skills

ML

Statistics

Spatio-temporal data

SQL

Python

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

• Design analytical method templates for MNO data location inference.
• Specify analyses for operator engineers and run workshops.

What you'll bring:

• Strong ML, statistics, and spatio-temporal data skills.
• Experience writing specs and reviewing SQL/Python.

How we work:

• Candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical.
• Team spans 20+ countries and 69 languages.

GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly fights poverty by giving cash directly to people in need, trusting them to decide what they need. With over $1B delivered to 2+ million people and a team spanning 20+ countries, the culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical.