Data Scientist - Tech Impact Fellowship Data Innovation Lab (Newark DE)

Data Scientist - 1 Year Fellowship 

• Join an innovative, like-minded team that focuses on your personal growth and accelerating your career! 

• Use your skills and experience for social good.

• Earn $70,000 per year plus a great host of benefits. 

• Fellowship program runs from June 2025 to May 2026.

• Application window opens in January 2025. 

• Location — University of Delaware’s STAR Campus in Newark, Delaware.

About Us 

Tech Impact's Data Innovation Lab (Tech Impact) exists to engage local and global organizations in an ongoing conversation around the use of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to fast-forward research ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace. 

Our mission is to develop novel data and analytics approaches that can disrupt the status quo and fundamentally alter a current issue or problem. Using best practices, diverse industry experience, access to technical and scientific talent, and core technologies, the lab will solve community-based issues while attracting national talent to the region and providing work for the technical and innovative talent of Delaware. 

For more information, visit our website. 

About the Opportunity 

Tech Impact is looking for Data Scientists to join our team for a 1-year Fellowship Program in New Castle County, Delaware. The Fellowship Program will run from June 2025 to May 2026 and is a hybrid role. Along with our Lead Data Scientist, our Data Scientists serve as our primary delivery resource for consulting, study-design, analytics/ML and statistical inferencing.  

The Fellowship is intended for technologists with a deep technical skill set and a strong desire to serve their communities. As a Data Scientist, you will work with our partners to design, develop, and deploy production-grade solutions to social good problems. You will be expected to collaborate across projects to generate hypotheses, develop models, and create products. Your work will directly lead to improving the lives of people in communities in Delaware and beyond.? 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Analyze data for trends and patterns through both exploratory and hypothesis-driven approaches.

• Organize and communicate findings to clients and stakeholders. 

• Select and apply analytical techniques and modeling methods aimed at supporting problem sets focused on data used for social good.

• Propose tangible machine learning solutions, helping to build products that advance the Lab’s goals. 

• Serve as an authority in machine learning data education/application amongst clients/stakeholders. 

• Develop, deploy, and optimize applications leveraging generative AI technologies to create innovative solutions and enhance user experiences. 

• Tactically develop production-grade models while thinking strategically about public impact/relevance.

• Contribute to innovative projects, specifically to idea generation, idea incubation, and/or experimentation.

• Serve as a liaison between government, corporate, community, and non-profit teams to drive the application of machine learning solutions into real-world applications. 

• When relevant, support authorship of academic papers, presentations, white papers, and other publications by conducting analyses and producing visualizations.

More About You? 

Our preferred candidate has a master's degree or above in statistics, mathematics, computer science, psychology, public health, or another related quantitative field. However, undergraduates or individuals who have relevant training will also be considered. 

In addition, we require strong skills, experience, and knowledge in the following:

• Commitment to leveraging data for social good.

• Hands-on coding experience in Python / R / Julia or any other open-source programming language.

• Relevant delivery of complex analytical projects.

• Working with version control platforms, especially Git / GitHub.

• Ability to work closely with other Data Lab members to perform ETL using SQL 

• Design and deploy scalable data solutions.

• A self-motivated thinker that works well independently and on collaborative teams.

• Ability to translate complex data science jargon into meaningful, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to organize and prioritize work efficiently and effectively.

• A preference for experience working in cloud environments (preference for those with Azure experience). 

• A preference for experience handling confidential data and information with integrity in a shared cloud environment. 

• An eagerness to stay up to date on new technologies and methodologies to level-up your skillset.

About the Benefits  

In exchange for your hard work and dedication, you will receive a salary of $70,000 per year plus a great host of benefits, including: 

• Hybrid workplace (60% remote) 

• Medical, dental, vision health benefits - 90% cost paid by Tech Impact 

• Wellness card that pays your co-pays 

• Accidental death and life insurance plan 

• 401K plan 

• 15 days paid time off 

And that's not all! You will be welcomed into an innovative and supportive environment. If you think you've got the skills to take on this rewarding and challenging role, apply today! 

Application Timeline            .

. We value your time and strive to ensure a smooth, transparent hiring process. At the Data Lab, we assess candidates in cohort-based application pools, interviewing in three “waves”. Here is an approximate timeline of the current wave and what you can expect if you are successful in the application round:

•  Application is open 12/27-1/31 

• Phone screening interviews beginning of February 

• Mission interview end of February 

• Technical interview beginning of March 

• Admission decision end of March 

Applying for this Role 

• When applying to this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, references, and samples or links to your portfolio site.
• Cover letters are important to us.  You must complete a cover letter describing why you think you are qualified for this role and how your experience makes you an outstanding candidate.  Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
• Please note this is a remote position however candidates will need to be located in one of the following states: AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, NC, NJ, NV, OH, PA, TN, VA, WA, WI, WV

Employment Policy 

• As an equal-opportunity employer, Tech Impact values a diverse, inclusive workforce, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and associates. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applications regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. 

• ADA Specifications: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. 

• Requires the ability to use a computer and other office-related equipment. 

• Requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, stand, stoop, crawl and lift up to 50 lbs. 

• May require local and regional travel. 

Department: Data Lab
This is a full time position