Deputy Director, Data QA

Catalist

Deputy Director of Data QA ensuring quality and accuracy of civic data at Catalist. Collaborating with teams to discover actionable insights using individual-level data in progressive politics.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $75,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonShell ScriptingSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in hiring and staff management for the Data QA team
Manage operational tasks for the Data QA team and provide support on technical and non-technical items to team members
Oversee and administer onboarding and staff training for the QA team
Lead the Data QA involvement on cross-departmental projects, directly interacting with other departments working on the projects, stakeholders, and management
Serve as an internal subject matter expert on various datasets and support other Catalist teams on usage of those datasets
Serve as the primary resource for investigating and communicating anomalies in Catalist data across the management team

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or BA in a technical field, or relevant experience
Experience working within teams of varying technical abilities
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (large data sets, formulas, graphs, and pivot tables)
Experience with SQL, Python, or other relational database programming language and shell scripting
Background check required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug
Group Term Life Insurance and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Coverage
401(k) Safe Harbor Plan
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Transit Benefits
Professional Development and Remote Work Expenses
Student Loan PayDown or SaveUp
Vacation, Personal Leave, Sick Leave Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonshell scriptingMicrosoft Exceldata analysisdata quality assurancelarge data setsformulasgraphspivot tables

Soft Skills

team managementstaff trainingcross-departmental collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipinterpersonal skillssupportinvestigationsubject matter expertise

Certifications

BS in technical fieldBA in technical field