Data Scientist II

Title: Data Scientist II

Location: United States

Job Description:

What We Do

At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe.

What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

The Role

We’re looking for a Data Scientist II to join an innovative team collaborating with partners throughout the business to solve challenging problems. In this role, you’ll be optimizing company performance with algorithms, experimentation, and interactive dashboards. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to novel research studies and production-grade algorithms that serve students and educators. This position sits on the Data and AI Team, which sets the standard for data-driven and scientific decision-making throughout the business. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver with excellent technical and communication skills and is committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate across teams to implement data science and machine learning solutions to optimize GoGuardian’s internal operations and SaaS products
• Communicate methods and findings with stakeholders through written reports, presentations, dashboards, and APIs
• Build machine learning models and deploy them as production services at scale
• Extract and transform data in a reliable, repeatable manner
• Empirically explore novel data sets and identify opportunities to improve predictive algorithms
• Build tooling to support efforts such as unit testing, automated deployment testing, model performance tracking, etc.
• Join the best data science team in EdTech!

Who You Are

• Advanced education (PhD or Master’s), preferably in a quantitative field (science, math, statistics, engineering, etc.)
• 4-5 years of professional work experience or commensurate academic research experience
• Experience applying data science solutions to deliver impactful results
• An outstanding ability to communicate complex findings to stakeholders outside of Data Science
• Advanced skills in Python
• Proven self-learner with the drive and talent to hit the ground running
• Plenty of experience with traditional statistics and ML approaches
• Familiarity with Deep Learning methods and libraries (e.g. transformers, PyTorch, fast.ai)
• Experience with collaborative development (e.g. in GitHub)
• Experience in cloud computing (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience extracting data from a variety of sources in a variety of formats
• Knowledge of best practices in coding/scientific projects
• Nice to Have: Experience with Docker/containerized workflow, Natural Language Processing experience, and experience working within the Databricks platform
• Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment.
• Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape.
• Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you…

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
• Flexible time off, 13 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year-end holiday break.
• A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing: wellness days, work from home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more…

Plus the intangible:

• A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
• Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical base salary range for this position is $145,000 – 165,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications, and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page.

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GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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