Data Scientist at Outschool

The Company

Outschool's mission is to inspire kids to love learning. We achieve this by linking learning to kids’ interests, connecting them with other classmates who share their passions, and giving them the autonomy to pick their own paths. Our small group classes meet over live video chat with teachers who celebrate their unique strengths and empower all learners to develop confidence and a strong sense of self.


We're also focused on removing barriers for historically underserved learners who face systemic challenges to their success. In 2020, we started Outschool.org and began offering financial assistance to families in need. We are currently creating an Educator Endowment Fund to appreciate the teachers who are so central to our mission of inspiring kids to love learning.


We believe that diversity drives learning. To meet our mission, we encourage, support, and celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. As a fully distributed (remote) team, we challenge one another to find the most effective way to empower learners, teachers, and parents. Your name, race, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and age are not barriers; they are why we want to work with you. We invite talented and creative candidates who value the importance of nurturing a child's boundless curiosity to join us on this journey.

The pandemic has been challenging for families all over the globe. We acted quickly and worked together to provide quality resources to learners, parents, and teachers in the past year. As communities worldwide rethink their approach to education, Outschool will continue to innovate and provide kids with unique opportunities to explore their passions.


Earlier this year, Techcrunch recognized Outschool as the newest EdTech unicorn. We've also been named Fast Company’s most innovative EdTech company in the world, and one of the top ten best startups for women from Elpha. 



The Role

Data Scientist (multiple openings), Outschool, Inc. San Francisco, CA. Responsibilities:
Work cross-functionally with multiple internal teams to help shape Outschool’s strategy by
sharing key insights and finding creative ways to use data to problem-solve and improve its
products and services. This entails: translating data into insights and action; defining and
monitoring key company-wide success metrics and OKRs; using visualization, reporting and
other tools to improve how our team accesses and interprets datasets; conducting quantitative
research to dig deeper into pressing analytic questions; creating models to identify important
segmentations and predict outcomes in specific subdomains; building data tools that help us
scale manual processes; and prototyping new data-driven features that increase value for our
learners, families, and teachers. Telecommuting permitted. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in
Math, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field, plus 3 years of
experience in data science or analytics role. Prior experience must include 5 years of experience
with SQL skills and Python or R programming; and 5 years of experience working with data
visualization tools including Mode, Looker, or Tableau. Must successfully complete
competency-based interview. To apply please send resume to: melissamartin@outschool.com



OUTSCHOOL CARES:
At Outschool, we believe that taking care of one another enables us to do our best work. To us that means:


•Shared Financial Success: Competitive salaries, stock options, and investment plans that make saving for retirement easier.

•Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage options for employees and their families. Our medical benefits include fertility and family planning coverage. We also provide employees with online access to coaching and therapy sessions through our partner, ModernHealth. 

•PTO & Family Benefits: PTO and family leave enable our team to take the time that we need to recharge, relax, and spend time with family and friends. 

•Fully Distributed: With a team distributed across the US and Canada, we create a remote culture through expensable weekly meals, virtual events, expensable home office setup, and internet allowance.

•Lifelong Learners: Annual budgets to self-direct our professional development as well as DEI learning. There’s also a budget for employees’ learners to take classes on Outschool! 

•Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to established charities and has committed to donating $3M to Outschool.org non-profit programs.


Outschool is an equal opportunity employer. We view diversity as a moral imperative and competitive advantage. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We plan and structure our interviews to directly assess skills and experience. 

Outschool is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to neurodiverse individuals, applicants with physical and mental disabilities, and disabled veterans. For individuals who would like to request an accommodation, you may reach out to us at recruiting@outschool.com or through your Recruiting point of contact as you schedule your initial interview.

Benefits packages are included for full-time employees only.
Full-time employees must be a citizen or legal residents of the U.S. or Canada and reside in U.S. or Canada.