Senior Analytics Analyst
About The Position
YouGov is looking for a technically sophisticated Senior Analytics Analyst to join the Analytics team within the Scientific Research Group. SRG is a fast growing unit within YouGov focusing on custom surveys and trackers in technology, politics, health, and other research areas with complex designs and client needs. The successful candidate will support researchers and clients in their data collection and analysis projects, through survey methodology, advanced analytics, and data management. We are looking for an individual combining programming skills in R with an interest in survey methodology and modeling. Work in a fast-paced and intellectually stimulating environment where innovative solutions to market research, financial, and political problems are developed. Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely or choose a hybrid arrangement that suits you. Whether you prefer working from home or splitting your time between our offices and your home, we support your work-life balance.
Requirements
- Experience with statistical modeling of survey or other social science data
- Experience with public opinion and market research methods
- Strong grasp of programming fundamentals (e.g. control structures, writing functions, debugging, and object-oriented or functional programming concepts)
- Proficiency in R, with the ability to work inside and outside of the tidyverse framework
- A self motivated attitude, and the ability to look beyond established practices to find solutions to novel problems
- Tolerant of the ambiguity inherent in survey research
- Thrives in and promotes an intellectually diverse, collaborative, low ego culture
Nice To Haves
- Experience with R package development
- Experience with other technologies such as Linux, Git, SQL, Python programming
- Some background in or exposure to political science or political consulting
- Familiarity with population studies such as the American Community Survey or the Current Population Survey
Responsibilities
- Utilize programming skills to implement complex data processing systems and pipelines, process, explore, and analyze large datasets, and produce relevant survey data outputs
- Advise and execute on survey sampling methodology for internal and external clients to deliver high quality, representative research
- Perform advanced analytics (e.g. logistic, penalized regressions; MaxDiff analysis; factor analysis; clustering) on survey data
- Collaborate with research teams to develop engaging analytic outputs and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences
- Contribute to existing R codebase and collaborate with Analytics teammates to innovate on existing processes
Benefits
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick days
- Flexible working arrangements available
- Group medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
