Sr. Data Scientist at Academic Partnerships

Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint's mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.

You'll be joining the Data Analytics team within Risepoint's Strategy function. Our team advances the organization's mission by:

• Partnering with our university clients to identify student experience and university value proposition improvements through a mix of advanced analytics, benchmarking, and thought partnership

• Partnering with operational leaders to implement analytics & data science innovations that improve student experiences and operational efficiencies

• Establishing our advanced analytics capabilities as the benchmark for the industry

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Scope potential AI/ML initiatives that deliver impact for our university partners, for students, and for our business

• Drive AI/ML experimentation by gathering data, designing alternative analytical approaches, building models, and communicating results

• Identify opportunities to trial new technologies or tools within our business, ensuring our advanced analytics "toolkit" leads our peers

• Partner with Strategy Analysts within our team and operational leaders across the organization to operationalize the advanced analytics tools you build

• Establish counseling relationships with colleagues across the business from the frontline through executive leadership

• Develop our team through mentorship and apprenticeship of your immediate teammates, and analytics professionals outside of our team

You will be supported by our Data Analytics team - a mix of career analytics professionals, experienced operators with great analytics chops, and previous consultants - and by the greater Strategy function.

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What You’ll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Must be able to demonstrate organizational impact of data science

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, such as computer science, econometrics, mathematics, or engineering. A Master’s degree or PhD is a bonus, but not necessary

• 2 - 4 years of professional experience delivering advanced analytics

• A proven track record of delivering AI/ML experiments and operationalized tools

• Experience as a workstream leader, scoping, designing, and managing the implementation of AI/ML projects

• Expertise in established advanced analytics approaches and technology

• Comfort working with data and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Azure Synapse, Databricks)

• Great collaboration and communication abilities, especially when communicating the results of a data science experiment

• Familiarity with the education industry gives you a great springboard, but is not necessary

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Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.