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Great place to start your career in data science - Data Scientist Elder Research Employee Review

5.0
Feb 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I started my career at Elder out of grad school. I got to work on a wide variety of projects for public, private, and non-profit organizations doing multiple types of analysis. All of the people I worked with were kind, intelligent, and eager to help. When I wasn't on a project, I got the chance to engage in multiple types of professional development, including classes, conferences, and research. The atmosphere was a cool combination of academia and industry, and the company was perfect training ground for a me as a young data scientist. Before I joined I was worried about some of the negative reviews regarding religiosity, but I didn't find that to be an issue.

Cons

As is the case with all consulting, the content of your work is determined by what projects the company wins, so you don't always know what you're going to be working on. Though the time on the bench isn't frequent, it does happen, and it requires a fair amount of self-directed learning if you are not part of an existing internal initiative. The company isn't super diverse, but they are putting in a real, concerted effort to improve that.

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5.0
Dec 15, 2025
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Pros

They're very particular about who they hire. Culture fit is a huge deal.

Cons

Pay is alright. It could be better.

4.0
Sep 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Solid company to work for in the contracting space, good culture from the top down, decent benefits, great remote opportunities

Cons

Pay could be better, especially for roles that are not in the cleared space

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