Senior Data Scientist at Renaissance

Company Description
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology.
Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
Job Description
Our learning science team empowers school systems across the country to take data driven actions to accelerate student learning.  As a member of this team, you will explore practice and assessment data to develop new insights into student learning.   You'll collaborate with product managers, designers, and your teammates to take ideas from concept to reality, utilizing your full range of technical skills and a healthy dose of user empathy
In this role, you will: 
Work with data scientists, data architects, and functional experts on a variety of analytics use cases involving descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics Drive the creation of analytical models, reports, and visualization dashboards leveraging a wide array of data from traditional and non-traditional sources Clean and utilize data from a variety of sources including SQL, NoSQL, and Cloud (AWS) platforms Manipulate high-volume, high-dimensional data from varying sources to highlight patterns, anomalies, relationships, and trends 
Partner with Product Management and Content Development teams to solve problems and identify trends and opportunities Develop models and applications which leverage existing deep learning frameworks in areas including natural language processing, computer vision, speech-to-text, and other audio signal processing methodologies Supervise and mentor junior data scientists   
Qualifications
For this role, you must have: 
An undergraduate degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, etc.)  5-7 years of experience in predictive modeling and analytics. A postgraduate degree focused on data science or learning analytics will replace an equal amount of work history  Extensive experience developing with standard machine learning (regression, clustering, classification) and deep learning (NLP) algorithms and packages in Python and deploying with a dev-ops team Experience working with SQL and NoSQL (Hive, MongoDB, and GSQL) databases Strong problem solving and communication skills 
Bonus points for: 
Experience in the educational technology industry or utilizing educational data Experience developing and deploying apps in the cloud (AWS) 
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary Range: $106,300-$159400 This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.
Benefits:
 Medical, dental, vision including Health Savings Accounts401(K)Tuition & Professional Development ReimbursementParental Leave – 20 weeks total, 14 weeks paidVacation Time Off13 Holidays and 2 Volunteer DaysCommuter benefitsWellness Incentives
Renaissance is committed to maintaining a safe and healthful environment for our employees and customers.  To uphold this commitment, Renaissance requires all employees to receive a full COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, unless an individual has been granted an exemption as an accommodation due to a disability or for religious reasons.
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need into the future. We hope you're open to learning new skills to grow with us. Make our team, your team!
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
At Renaissance our mission is: “To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.” Inherent in that guiding principle is dedication to serving all identities by recognizing the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our organization, our work and our products.
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
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