What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Applied Data Scientist position at Protagonist?
Job Description
Job Description
Join Our Talented Team at Protagonist
We fuse rigorous, methodologically sound analysis with our cutting-edge technology platform, Narrative Analytics®. This powerful combination enables us to quantitatively analyze open-source media, deliver strategic recommendations, and craft executive-level communication strategies for clients with missions that matter.
Why Us?
Our team is a vibrant mix of communication specialists, data scientists, and subject matter experts with extensive experience across U.S. Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. By joining Protagonist, you'll immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions truly matter.
What We Do
- Innovative Solutions : We co-develop cutting-edge solutions with our clients to address tough communication problems and capitalize on opportunities to make a tangible impact.
- Data-Driven Insights : Our tools and methodologies provide actionable insights that help clients meet their communication objectives and stay ahead of global challenges.
- Applied Expertise : We integrate our solutions within client organizations, leveraging our profound expertise to address critical issues and ensure sustainable success.
Be Part of Something Bigger
At Protagonist, you'll work on compelling projects that make a real difference. We seek talented individuals eager to contribute to our mission and grow alongside us. If you're passionate about communication, data analysis, and making an impact, we invite you to explore a career with Protagonist.
Explore Your Future with Us!
Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us at Protagonist and be part of a team that's making a difference.
Job Description
The Junior Applied Data Scientist has a passion for unleashing the power of data to drive strategic decisions. You will support the continued development of our Narrative Analytics® offering, finding and isolating the online media conversations that matter and curating powerful datasets that will drive success for our customers. You are deeply data-savvy, have outstanding statistics and analytic skills, are highly familiar with the latest machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques and tools, and are creative and enthusiastic about using technology, data, and the power of narratives to solve complex problems. You have a strong backing in data science concepts and text analytics. You are comfortable with ambiguity and hard problems and you thrive in fast-paced start-up environments, solving cutting-edge data challenges.
Responsibilities
The Junior Applied Data Scientist takes an active role in all of our customer-facing projects, helping to solve data and analytic problems. The Junior Applied Data Scientist will be expected to collaborate across teams on both client deliverables and internal process priorities. Specific responsibilities include :
Requirements
Additional Information
Protagonist is a values-driven company that is committed to doing meaningful work for organizations we respect. We are headquartered in Washington, DC, and offer a competitive salary, flexible paid time-off policy, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and a retirement plan.
Protagonist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary Range : $70,000-$100,000 based on education and level of relevant experience.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary : $70,000 - $100,000
