Senior Data Scientist
Redwood Shores, CA

Job Description

Description

About the Role

We are actively seeking a brilliant data-science expert for our Learning Team in Redwood Shores. The Learning Team's work draws heavily from research in the fields of psychology, education, statistics, and computer science, but we apply that research to build real-world technologies. This position in our Learning Team requires data analysis and visualization, statistical modeling, collaboration, and communication with internal and external stakeholders, with an end goal of deploying machine-learning models in large-scale production environments.

Responsibilities

* Oversee multiple technical measurement and research projects related to product development


* Perform data cleaning/preparation, management, and statistical analyses of various types of data (e.g., gameplay data, online testing, user behaviors in digital environments)


* Design, develop, document, and deliver technical and operational procedures and programs to run machine-learning models in large-scale production environments


* Assist with development of technical reports to provide summaries of findings, interpretations of results, and data-driven recommendations



Requirements

* Ph.D. degree (or equivalent experience) in computer science, statistics, quantitative psychology, or related field


* Advanced training in machine learning, data science, psychometrics, or equivalent


* Ability to independently clean data, run exploratory analyses, fit models, communicate findings, and prepare models for implementation in production environments


* At least two years' worth of experience running machine-learning models at scale in production environments


* Personal accountability with a strong work ethic



Bonuses

* Demonstrated affinity for the field of education


* Experience creating production-level code and/or automating machine-learning models for production contexts


* Expertise with advanced machine-learning techniques (e.g., deep learning, evolutionary algorithms, and/or Bayesian methods)


* Curiosity about mechanisms underlying observed behaviors, coupled with creativity in modeling those behaviors


* Knowledge of academic research literature on learning and/or motivation



To Apply

Please send a resume with the position in the subject line.