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 plays an important role in how we make decisions at Outschool. As a data scientist at Outschool, you’ll have an opportunity to work cross-functionally with teammates from Product, Marketing, Operations, and other internal teams as they tackle a variety of challenges and opportunities. You’ll help shape Outschool’s strategy by sharing key insights, digging into some of our most pressing problems, and finding creative ways to use data to improve our products and services. 


CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partner with teammates across the org to translate data into insights and actions
Use visualization, reporting and other tools to improve how teams access/interpret data 
Conduct quantitative research to dig deeper into user behavior and product flows
Build models to identify important segmentations and predict outcomes
Implement experimentation and testing frameworks to help improve analytical rigor
Prototype new data-driven features that increase value for our families and teachers



DESIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

5+ years of experience in an analytics or data science related role
Expert-level SQL and Python skills
Prior experience with funnel reporting, attribution modeling, and cohort analysis
Prior experience with A/B testing and applied statistics (hypothesis testing, regression) 
Prior experience building data visualizations in tools like Looker, Tableau, Mode, etc
Ability to initiate and lead projects to completion in a fast-paced environment



OUTSCHOOL CARES:


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 disabled veterans and applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@outschool.com.


Must be a citizen or legal resident of the U.S. or Canada and reside in U.S. or Canada.