Western Governors University · 2 weeks ago
Data Scientist II - Outreach Analytics
SLC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$116K/yr - $174K/yr
5+ years expWestern Governors University is committed to expanding access to higher education through innovative online programs. The Data Scientist II on the Outreach Analytics team will lead complex analytics and modeling efforts to enhance student engagement and inform strategic decisions using large datasets.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Lead advanced analytics and modeling on large, diverse data sets
Apply machine learning, NLP, and statistical techniques to solve business challenges
Build and maintain dashboards and visualizations in Tableau or Power BI
Define and promote data quality standards; optimize SQL queries and data pipelines
Mentor team members and share technical expertise across Outreach Analytics
Interface with stakeholders to identify requirements, clarify priorities, set expectations, and present results
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
5 years of experience delivering data science solutions and analytical models
Advance experience building predictive models using machine learning methods
Advanced proficiency with SQL (writing queries and subqueries, modifying data (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE), creating views, and knowledge of the different join types, filtering, sorting, aggregation, window functions, common table expressions (CTE), and performance tuning)
Experience using Python, R, or Natural Language Processing in an ML environment
Experience with the selection and deployment of mathematical models, forecasting methods (e.g., time series, inferential, regression), descriptive statistics, and classification algorithms to make predictions and identify relationships based on limited data sets
Experience with Tableau or Power BI for data visualization (presenting data and information utilizing charts, graphs, and maps, in ways that make it easy to understand trends, patterns, and outliers)
Experience working with large, structured, and unstructured data sets (accessing, retrieving, manipulating, inserting, and deleting data)
Preferred
Experience in higher education, marketing analytics, or learner success analytics
Experience with A/B testing and advanced statistical methods
Experience with versioning tools in the context of CI/CD (e.g., Github) and deploying models using machine learning operations (MLOps) self-service capabilities
Experience mentoring and supporting other analysts/scientists
Benefits
Bonuses
Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
Health savings account and flexible spending account
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability coverage
Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
Legal and identity theft coverage
Retirement savings plan
Wellbeing program
Discounted WGU tuition
Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Company
Western Governors University
Western Governors University focuses on improving lives by creating pathways to opportunity for its students.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Kauffman Foundation
2025-05-08Grant
Leadership Team
Stephen Herzig
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Kacey Thorne
Senior Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
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