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Job description

Blue Rose Research develops a wide range of cutting-edge products used by the most important progressive organizations in the country. Our research informs short- and long-term strategy for advancing progressive causes and has a trusted track record among key decision makers.

The team has a storied history and has worked with central players to develop strategy and direct hundreds of millions of dollars of resources. The work produced by Blue Rose Research is widely regarded as among the most technically sophisticated in the space. If you join us, you’ll be plugging into a diverse team of decorated engineers, data scientists and political analysts who are closely connected to some of the most important decision makers in the progressive ecosystem.

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Why work at Blue Rose Research

Culture: Described as a “passionate and progressive” team of software engineers, machine learning engineers, and social scientists. The work is mission-driven, with a strong emphasis on technical rigor and democratic impact.
Remote / Hybrid: Many roles are listed as Remote (US-based). Some positions may also be based in New York City. The company appears to support flexible work arrangements.
Notable perks: Opportunity to work on technically challenging problems (Bayesian models, LLMs) while directly influencing high-stakes political outcomes. Team includes veterans from Civis Analytics, Google, and academia. The official site emphasizes “building utility-scale data and analytics infrastructure for the progressive left.”
Engineering culture: Strong R&D focus; the team has a “storied history” of working with central players and is regarded as among the most technically sophisticated in the political space. Employees are encouraged to “every day question our own core assumptions.”

About Blue Rose Research

Company Overview

One-liner: Blue Rose Research helps progressive campaigns and organizations make higher quality strategic decisions by democratizing access to accurate measurement through advanced polling, machine learning, and data infrastructure.
Entity Type: Private (operates as a project of OpenLabs)
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: Not publicly available
Founders: Not publicly available

Core Business

Primary industry: Political polling, data analytics, and machine learning for progressive causes.
Target customers: B2B – Democratic campaigns, progressive organizations, political action committees, and advocacy groups.
Mission statement: “Helps campaigns make higher quality strategic decisions by democratizing access to accurate measurement.”

Products & Services

Bayesian Polling Models: High-dimensional Bayesian models that produce more accurate inferences from polling data than traditional methods.
Messaging & Communications Testing: Rapid turnaround A/B testing and guidance for communications professionals on what messages work on key issues.
Data Infrastructure & Analytics Platforms: Utility-scale data pipelines and analytics tools used by major progressive organizations to inform strategy and resource allocation.
LLM & AI Tools (R&D): Cutting-edge AI and machine learning tools for prompt evaluation, forecasting, and automated analysis, including a dedicated Machine Learning Lead (LLM) role.

Market Standing

Valuation / Revenue: Not publicly available (private entity).
Key Metric: Team of 40+ employees per official site; 32 employees on LinkedIn (as of mid-2025, with +38.9% YoY growth).
Notable Investors / Partners: Blue Rose Research is a project of OpenLabs. Its work is trusted by central decision-makers in the progressive ecosystem and has directed hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending.
Growth Signals:
- 38.9% employee growth YoY and 8.7% monthly growth (LinkedIn).
- Active hiring for Analytics Manager, Machine Learning Lead, Data Analyst, Product Manager, and multiple research roles.
- Expanding into AI/LLM applications and forecasting.

Competitive Advantages

Technical moat: Applies state-of-the-art Bayesian statistics and machine learning to solve fundamental problems in political polling (e.g., non-response bias, small sample sizes).
Ecosystem access: Deep relationships with key decision-makers in progressive campaigns – the team’s research has directly guided hundreds of millions of dollars in spending.
Cross-functional talent: Combines decorated engineers, PhD data scientists, and political insiders in a single team, enabling end-to-end product development from research to deployment.
Mission alignment: All work is exclusively for progressive causes, avoiding conflicts of interest and attracting top talent motivated by impact.

Strategic Focus

Current priorities:
- Building AI-powered tools to resist the Trump administration and support Democratic wins.
- Scaling the “Insights Library” and survey platform with a new Product Manager hire.
- Expanding forecasting and resource allocation tools for campaigns.
Direction: Continue to deepen technical sophistication in polling and expand into new domains (e.g., LLMs, automated analysis) while maintaining tight integration with the progressive movement’s strategic needs.

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