Adtalem Global Education · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $149K/yr
5+ years expAdtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and a leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for designing, building, and deploying machine learning models and AI solutions that enhance student enrollment and success outcomes, while providing technical guidance to junior data scientists.
EdTechEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain production-grade machine learning models that address critical business questions related to student enrollment, retention, and success
Conduct rigorous machine learning experiments using structured methodologies to evaluate model performance and identify optimal solutions
Implement model monitoring and maintenance protocols to ensure continued accuracy and relevance over time
Develop scalable data pipelines and feature engineering processes to support model development and deployment
Drive innovation in applied AI and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions, exploring opportunities to integrate advanced AI capabilities into data science products and workflows
Partner with senior leadership to understand strategic priorities and assess how data science capabilities can address organizational needs
Translate business requirements into well-defined analytical problems with clear success metrics
Present complex analytical findings and model insights to non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders
Provide technical mentorship and share best practices with Data Scientists and Associate Data Scientists
Apply statistical methods to validate model performance and ensure analytical robustness
Document methodologies, assumptions, and limitations to maintain transparency and reproducibility
Stay current with emerging machine learning techniques and evaluate their applicability to organizational challenges
Support the growth of analytical capabilities across the organization through knowledge sharing
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in an area such as Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
Five (5) plus years of experience in data science, machine learning, or advanced analytics roles
Five (5) plus years of proven experience with production-level ML models, data pipelines and/or applied AI
Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, BigQuery, Vertex AI), AzureDevOps and reporting tool (Power BI, Tableau)
Experience delivering end-to-end data science solutions, including data collection, feature engineering, model development, deployment, and integration into business workflows
Demonstrated success with agentic workflows and GenAI in data science product solutions
Strong analytical skills with a foundation in statistical techniques (e.g., regression, clustering, classification, Monte Carlo simulation)
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as decision trees, RF, XGBoost, LightGBM, etc
Advanced skills in programming and coding, data science toolkits, and query languages (e.g., Python and SQL)
Demonstrated experience with data analysis tools and platforms such as GCP (incl. Vertex AI and BigQuery) and SQL Server
Knowledge and familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or comparable reporting and visualization platforms
Advanced applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc
Track record of helping organizations to leverage analytics to achieve documented business improvement
Proven project management and people development skills
Superior written and verbal communication skills including influencing and consensus building. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, where multiple conflicting objectives need to be prioritized and achieved
Ability to process ambiguous and/or seemingly conflicting data or information to create 'one version of the truth.'
Preferred
Master's degree
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
12 Paid Holidays
Company
Adtalem Global Education
Adtalem Global Education is a provider of educational services and the parent organization of Advanced Academics
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2019-10-21Acquired
1991-06-28IPO
Leadership Team
Stephen W. Beard
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Evan Trent
SVP, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
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