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Original Job Post

2U · 3 days ago

Senior Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$145K/yr - $170K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Design and execute business and technical processes needed for experimentation to support an array of business problems from marketing to survey analytics, including experiment ideation, experimental design, monitoring, data analysis, code review, and communication of results

Collaborate with stakeholders and product managers to gain domain knowledge, and clarify and define requirements. Independently plan and estimate development tasks, short-term projects and long-term plans across projects. Provide feedback and mentorship to team members and improve team operations

Design, develop and apply machine learning algorithms, automated decision engines and other models

Ad hoc statistical analysis, reporting and visualization as needed

Partner with engineers to productionize code, schedule jobs, and integrate into 2U software ecosystem

Qualification

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Data ScienceStatisticsMathematicsComputer ScienceEconomicsQuantitative AnalysisOnline Controlled ExperimentsAdvanced AnalyticsClassificationRegressionOptimizationNatural Language ProcessingExperimental DesignEvaluation Frameworks/B TestsMulti-Armed BanditsApplied StatisticsMachine LearningRPythonSQLDatabase ArchitecturesGraduate Degree

Required

Degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, economics or other quantitative field required; Graduate degree preferred

7+ years of experience running online controlled experiments at scale

5+ years of experience applying advanced analytic techniques in classification, regression, optimization or natural language processing in production settings

Expert knowledge of experimental design and evaluation frameworks (i.e. A/B Tests, Multi-Armed Bandits)

Expert knowledge of applied statistics and machine learning techniques

Expert knowledge of either R or Python

Proficient in SQL

Proficient with extracting data from different database architectures

Preferred

Graduate degree

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO

Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break

Company

2U

Glassdoor

3.0

2U is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform that provides schools with the comprehensive operating infrastructure.

Founded in 2008

Hyattsville, Maryland, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://2u.com

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