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The Mission

Polaris is leading a data-driven social justice movement to fight sex and labor trafficking at the massive scale of the problem – 25 million people worldwide deprived of the freedom to choose how they live and work.

For more than a decade, Polaris has assisted thousands of victims and survivors through the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, helped ensure countless traffickers were held accountable and built the largest known U.S. data set on actual trafficking experiences. With the guidance of survivors, we use that data to improve the way trafficking is identified, how victims and survivors are assisted, and how communities, businesses, and governments can prevent human trafficking by transforming the underlying inequities and oppression that make it possible.

About Opportunity

The Manager of Data Science contributes to Polaris’s efforts to collect and share data about human trafficking. The Manager of Data Science serves as a subject matter expert on Polaris’s direct data collection efforts and will work closely with internal and external partners to ensure that this information is responsibly and safely used to inform anti-trafficking strategies. This individual may manage part-time and full-time staff who are data professionals focused on data quality and sharing. This individual must excel in a fast-paced and evolving environment, be a proficient writer able to distil complex and technical information for diverse audiences, and experienced at project management. The Manager of Data Science must have excellent attention to detail, have a proven aptitude at using databases and other data related technologies, have exceptional communication skills, and be able to appropriately handle highly sensitive, confidential information.

The Manager of Data Science is responsible for the application of a wide set of statistical, programming and/or engineering disciplines for planning, design, analysis, and specification development for systems and databases to support Polaris’s efforts to collect and share data about human trafficking. The candidate will work with project managers, consultants, programmers, data scientists, analysts, and customers to determine data requirements and see those requirements through to completion. The candidate must have expertise in the manipulation of unstructured data in a data analytics environment, and the use of open-source tools, cloud computing, machine learning and data visualization. Must have ability to use/code in a language applicable to the project including; Python, and advanced knowledge of machine learning.

Responsibilities

Data Collection and Processing Systems

Leverage best practices in data science and data engineering to improve efficiency and quality of data collection and processing workflows;
Partner with other data professionals and the Technology team to manage and grow a scalable data architecture and infrastructure for data collection, and analysis;
Collaborate with data systems manager to monitor data processing team efficiency and efficacy and design and implement solutions to iterate on or improve processes;
Serve as a subject matter expert on Polaris’s data and its structure/ontology internally and externally;

Data Analysis and Reporting Systems

In collaboration with social science researchers on the LIDS team, use statistical and predictive modeling approaches, computational text analytics, and machine learning to analyze a variety of big data including those from the National Human Trafficking Hotline
Collaborate closely with the Technology team to design, and optimize platforms for analyzing data as well as for safely and responsibly sharing aggregate and dis-aggregate data with internal Polaris teams as well as with the anti-trafficking field
Work with key program staff to create visually attractive and stimulating dashboards, reports, and presentations.

Data Justice/Data Privacy

Develop and manage standards for information sharing and data storage (including data labeling conventions, retention efforts, data access provisioning, etc.)
Provide consultation and support in thinking about data use, storage, interpretation, etc. from the perspective of victim centeredness and promoting justice.

External Data Relationships Management

Advise entities seeking Polaris data on interpreting and using the data in line with Polaris’s values and mission;
Contribute to the development of externally facing documentation and communications regarding Polaris’s data processes and standards and manage documentation resources
Consult with various stakeholders in the field on human trafficking data collection, structure, standards, and sharing;

Project Management and Leadership

Participate in the development and implementation of LIDS vision and strategy
Apply best practices in project management to all LIDS projects
Drive a data science culture that inspires and motivates the team to succeed
Provides consultation, and capacity development to Polaris teams for data collection projects as well as interpretation and use of data collected by Polaris and;
Commitment to the National Human Trafficking Hotline mission and Polaris values;
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

This job description provides a summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by individuals in this position. Incumbents may be asked to perform other tasks not specifically written in this job.

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