Senior Data Scientist, (Full Stack ML & Analytics)

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of U.S. school districts. We're looking for a Full Stack Data Scientist to work with a team of data professionals in solving customer, product, and business problems through data science and advanced analytics, large language models and other machine learning models, as well as data architecture and infrastructure improvements.

In this role, you will:

• Drive objectives in collaboration with members of the data team and colleagues across the company
• ​​Partner across Product and Engineering to advance our data science and AI/ML capabilities; leverage LLMs and Generative AI to enhance product features and business operations; assist teams with model selection, implementation, and optimization
• Utilize strong project management skills for efficient and effective delivery of data-related projects for cross-functional stakeholders, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of ML  models
• Effectively leverage our data warehouse and tools like Snowflake, Sigma, Mixpanel, and Google Analytics
• Conduct rigorous testing and analysis to validate model performance, monitor model drift and performance in production, and implement retraining strategies as appropriate
• Contribute to data team efforts aiming to develop actionable business intelligence
• Advise product and engineering leadership, continually improving the product and the organization as a whole while simultaneously learning and growing as an individual contributor
• Mentor team members and contribute to the team’s technical roadmap

About You:

• 8+ years experience in a data science or analytics role
• Degree or equivalent experience in statistics, analytics, mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
• Experience leveraging LLMs to both improve the software development process and deliver features in production
• Experience building and training predictive models using leading machine learning frameworks
• A strong focus on end-to-end delivery, leveraging full-stack capabilities including data engineering and ETL tooling, model deployment, MLOps, observability, etc.
• Proficient with the use of BI and data analysis tools, data warehousing, data visualization, data architecture, data-driven storytelling and other higher level data concepts
• Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to move fluently between metrics and business outcomes, reinforcing and ultimately championing those connections for others
• Fluency with SQL and Python
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools
• An interest in and an awareness of data privacy and compliance considerations 
• Open to working with a team spanning US-Pacific to US-East time

What NoRedInk Offers:

• A competitive salary and equity package in a well-funded startup with strong product-market fit
• Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits (U.S. Only)
• 100% remote work environment
• Flexible PTO and paid parental leave
• 401(k) (U.S. Only)
• Team retreats and events to connect with fun, talented coworkers
• The ability to help millions of students and teachers and address a critical societal need

About NoRedInk:

NoRedInk helps students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our deeply engaging, adaptive curriculum personalizes exercises to kids' interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. Students have completed over 10 billion exercises on our site, and our mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word.

Check out our press page, including our 2-minute pitch on NBC and articles in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

NoRedInk believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. At NoRedInk, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

Compensation at NoRedInk is robust and includes a full range of benefits, unlimited PTO, monthly co-working stipends, an initial home-office set-up stipend, and generous equity. Our salary ranges are based on factors such as expectations as laid out in the job description, location-specific market data, internal parity, and the experience and skills of individual candidates. Therefore, the compensation range is $170,000 - $200,000 and accounts for a variety of locations and skills/experience. Please know that if you are invited to speak with a recruiter at NoRedInk, they will have an open discussion about compensation during your first call to ensure alignment.

*Note: Agencies or other third-party recruiters may not submit unsolicited candidate resumes or their information to any NoRedInk employee, including a NoRedInk Recruiter, unless a contract is signed and you are given permission by the Talent Acquisition team to work on a job opening.