Data Scientist I role at HelioCampus, working with college and university stakeholders to turn business questions into data questions and deliver analyses, predictive models, reports, and AI/ML solutions that support institutional decision-making and student success.
Requirements
- Experience building analyses using educational industry data at a Higher Ed institution or EdTech company, especially in the areas of admissions, enrollment, financial aid, student success, institutional effectiveness, or finance/budget.
- 3+ years of experience delivering analytical insights to higher ed stakeholders, including building and evaluating machine learning models (python and scikit-learn experience required).
- Analytical dataset design and feature engineering skills (SQL and python).
- Ability to conduct, interpret, and explain statistical analyses.
- Experience using interactive data visualization and business intelligence tools (Tableau and/or Power BI) to design and publish interactive reports and dashboards, enabling data exploration and communication of analysis results.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and experience working with both business users and technical development teams, as well as presenting findings to decision-makers.
- Ability to work effectively and independently in a remote role, managing multiple priorities and meeting deliverable deadlines.
- Understanding of model transparency & explainability concepts, and ethical issues in data science.
- Familiarity with production data pipeline and model deployment and management.
- Familiarly with relational database and data warehouse concepts.
- Familiarity with a variety of machine learning methodologies, forecasting techniques, and generative AI (LLMs).
- A tool-agnostic approach to data science: excitement for adopting new tools and techniques, while having solid fundamentals that underpin quick learning and high quality work delivery.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Healthcare
- Vision
- Dental
- 401(k) w/ company match
- Parental leave
- Remote work flexibility
- Home office perks
