Temp, Freelance Data Scientist

Job Description

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation’s leading women’s health care provider, educator, and advocate, serving women, men, teens and families. For over 100 years, PPFA has done more than any other organization in the United States to improve women’s health and safety, prevent unintended pregnancies, and advance the right and ability of individuals and families to make informed and responsible health care decisions. The Planned Parenthood Digital Products team, awarded this past year as the World's Most Innovative Company in Education from Fast Company, provides reliable and scalable applications and technology services in support of health care delivery, sexual and reproductive health education, advocacy, fundraising, and internal operations. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) seeks a dynamic a freelance experienced Data Scientist to help us define and build processes and systems for both Roo, our sex ed chat bot, and Spot On, our period and birth control tracking app. The Data Scientist will analyze behavioral data faster and more efficiently as our knowledge database grows at a rapid pace. Both of these products sit under the Digital Products Lab, a smaller team dedicated to digital innovation, as a subdivision of the Digital Products team. The Data Scientist will report directly to the Senior Director of the Digital Products Lab, and will work closely with the scrum team for both Roo and Spot On, our Digital Products Senior Analyst, and the Research and Evaluation team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Easy-to-use analytics solutions for Roo and Spot On that strategically cultivate data designed to reveal insights into users’ behaviors.
• Building tools for and implementing, monitoring, and iterating on AI-powered analyses for auditing of conversational, qualitative data found in Roo.
• Introducing AI-powered intelligence for Spot On to measure birth control adoption and working with the Research Evaluation team to make connections to societal change.
• Recommendations for third-party analytics products that are best suited to achieve organizational and digital strategic goals.
• Custom applications built across multiple analytics products where appropriate.
• Data visualizations and presentations, developed in partnership with the Senior Director, Digital Product Lab, for various internal and external audiences.

REQUIREMENTS / TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
• 3-4 years professional experience.
• You are fluent with SQL / relational algebra.
• You have mastered working with data in a language such as Python or R.
• Experience working with Google Analytics and Amplitude APIs.
• Significant experience applying machine learning to real business problems.
• Experience analyzing qualitative conversations, as well as quantitative actions and events.

PERSONAL QUALITIES /OTHER ATTRIBUTES

• You care about code simplicity and performance.
• You can explain complex ideas and algorithms in understandable ways.
• You can work within a cross-functional team.
• You support and are familiar with PPFA's mission, and are excited to introduce digital as a solution to a non-profit world.

TRAVEL

• 0-25%

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Planned Parenthood is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. Planned Parenthood Federation of America participates in the E-Verify program. Apply for this job