Data Scientist

Job Description

Relocation Offered with Educational Experience

Position Overview: Our client seeks a talented and forward-thinking Data Scientist to drive strategic decisions with data regarding business expansions, operational efficiencies and educational outcomes. The Data Scientist will lead initiatives such as:

Implementing a scalable database solution (e.g., BigQuery) to replace Google Sheets.

Fixing variability in metric measurement to ensure accurate and consistent comparisons.

Streamlining organizational access to data via reorganized reports and a key metrics dashboard.

Establishing consistent metrics for assessing potential expansion locations.

Collaborating with academic partners to align data collection with peer-reviewed impact studies.

Developing a real-time visual metrics dashboard.

Streamlining school-level data collection and reporting.

Building a robust regression framework for analyzing and comparing expansion opportunities.

Advancing multi-year impact studies with external academic partners

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis & Insights: Identify trends and patterns in student performance, attendance, and other educational metrics.

Predictive & Interpretive Modeling: Develop models to understand trends in school performance and student outcomes through statistical analysis and machine learning (as applicable).

Data Visualization: Create clear and impactful visual representations to communicate findings to various stakeholders.

Strategic Collaboration: Provide quantitative support and market insights across departments, ensuring data-driven decision-making.

Performance Evaluation: Measure the success of initiatives by forecasting and monitoring key metrics.

Data Management: Implement systems to enhance data quality and statistical efficiency.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams and external academic collaborators to integrate insights into organizational strategies.

Technical Expertise: Use tools like Python, R, SQL, and others for data analysis and model development.

Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for operational enhancements through robust data insights.

Reporting: Prepare and present detailed reports and dashboards for leadership.

Preferred Background and Qualifications:

· Minimum of a bachelor's degree

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in a data scientist role

· Strong analytical skills with proficiency in statistical methods and programming languages like Python, R, and SQL.

· Experience in educational metrics, (preferred) data analysis for policy evaluation, and operational improvement.

· Familiarity with econometric methods and statistical studies of demographic/economic data.

· Ability to communicate complex findings to non-technical audiences effectively.

· Experience collaborating with academic researchers to meet rigorous study requirements.

· Emphasis on creating interpretable, actionable models over purely predictive ones.

Why Join Us? This is your opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization that values data as a tool for transformative education. You'll play a vital role in shaping the client’s strategies and ensuring their programs have a lasting impact.

If you’re ready to take on this challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Full-time