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Harvard Graduate School of Education · 2 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Harvard Graduate School of Education is dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment that inspires innovation and collaboration. The Senior Data Scientist will lead statistical programming, collaborate with researchers to develop advanced models, and communicate findings to non-technical audiences while advising on software and data solutions for research projects.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develops advanced models and performs complex statistical programming to support the research

Advises research projects on state-of-the-art technical solutions to analytic and data challenges

Translates complex analyses for policy and practitioner audiences and develop visualizations that help people understand key findings and new insights

Mentors research analysts on statistical programming and informally supervise the analyst on any tasks that the Senior Data Scientist assigns to them

Serves as a resource to the team for computer programming and statistics. Occasionally, group training on specific tools or models

Builds internal code design and development guides for future contributors

Conducts quality assurance to ensure the reproducibility of analyses, documentation of methods and algorithms, and use of appropriate statistical tests

Collaborates with Principal Investigators and Project Directors to develop research plans and statistical analyses

Contributes to papers and reports

Qualification

Statistical programmingData architectureData processing pipelinesBayesian estimationMachine learningNatural language processingCloud-based computingR programmingVersion control (Git)Soft skills

Required

Minimum of seven years' post-secondary education or relevant work experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field

7+ years of relevant experience or post-secondary education

3+ years' experience in advanced statistical programming using Stata or R

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

5+ years experience in statistical programming preferred

3+ years experience supporting social science research projects preferred

Experience with Bayesian estimation, machine learning, natural language processing, cloud-based computing, and/or Artificial Intelligence strongly preferred

Experience with managing and analyzing large datasets, scaling processes, developing data architectures, and developing R packages preferred

Experience with version control software (such as Git), code reviews, and unit testing preferred

Ability to translate technical topics for non-technical audiences and to develop analyses and visualizations that convey key findings clearly

Demonstrated creative ability to solve challenges in novel ways using state-of-the-art statistical and data processing techniques

Experience working with K-12 or postsecondary education data a plus

Benefits

Generous paid time off including parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one

Retirement plans with university contributions

Wellbeing and mental health resources

Support for families and caregivers

Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Company

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Harvard Graduate School of Education offers a range of courses with co curricular experiences with mentorship of faculty. It is a sub-organization of Harvard University.

Founded in 1920

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees