Data Scientist

Job Title: Data Scientist

Position Summary:
The Data Scientist will report to the VP of Marketing Automation & Data Intelligence and be responsible for finding and implementing automation opportunities across all our reporting dashboards, providing advanced analytical support to our broad marketing efforts. This role will work closely with the Development, Research Cohorts/Partnerships, Brand Marketing, Public Policy, and other teams to provide business intelligence insights. It will advance the Foundation's ability to execute data-driven marketing campaigns by continuously improving  audience behavior and response understanding. Additionally, this person will take ownership of our marketing data pipeline and manage the BI the BI systems and Salesforce integration.

This person will also be responsible for supervising the workflow of two junior Data Scientists.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Marketing team to identify and scale strategies by scoping and analyzing channel/campaign performance, audience behavior, content performance and funnel reports
• Partner with multiple foundation teams to:

1) develop and maintain detailed reports integrating channel, audience and engagement insights focused on research participant recruitment and retention, and

2) develop iterative testing framework to optimize Marketing-led efforts in support of research participant recruitment and retention

• Partner with colleagues to advance shared initiatives related to email automation, UX testing and attribution modeling
• Develop and maintain ETL processes on Domo and AWS to produce detailed dashboards, reports and analyses in response to business questions from multiple stakeholder groups
• Own the full data pipeline to ensure data quality and integrity, and work with internal teams to automate diagnosis and fix data errors 
• Support occasional business and marketing analysis for senior leadership and Board reviews   
• Ideate and prototype data products to help multiple stakeholders extract valuable business insights
• Partner with Marketing Leadership to develop two junior team members

Qualifications and Skills:

• Demonstrated success and achievement in related fields, e.g., Data Science, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Consulting
• Expertise with BI tools such as Domo (preferred), Tableau or Power BI
• Fluent in Excel, SQL; proficiency in Phyton or R
• Experience with data integrations and ETL processing related projects
• Advance knowledge of statistics and mathematical concepts
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills for data interpretation
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of an organization
• Experience developing a team or two junior candidates
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in data analysis
  

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $115 - $125k.  In addition to salary, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 15+ options for medical insurance (with MJFF paying 90 percent of the premiums)
• Competitive dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employer paid life and disability insurance
• 18 days Paid Time Off (PTO); 12 Well-Being (Sick) Days; 1 Floating Holiday; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4. 
  

Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. MJFF provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events. The Foundation values workplace flexibility, with staff and leadership working together to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing their specific qualifications and interest in the position. 

About Us:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) was founded in 2000 with one clear objective: accelerating meaningful therapeutic advances and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD). The Foundation applies extraordinary scientific, business and media assets to this singular focus-thus creating a unique and dynamic organization. Since inception, MJFF has quickly grown into the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's disease research, having funded over $1.5 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide.

Visit www.michaeljfox.org for more information.

Vaccination Statement:

At The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), the health and safety of our team and our community is a priority. MJFF has made the decision to require all staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated by date of hire and proof of vaccine is required. Full vaccination is defined as two weeks after both doses of two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, because of medical or religious reasons, can request a reasonable accommodation for consideration.

MJFF is an equal opportunity employer. The Michael J. Fox Foundation strongly encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Diversity may refer to characteristics including, but not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic circumstance, geographic background, ability and disability, political ideology and age.