Senior Data Scientist - Student Success

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If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is :

• Grade : Technical 410
• Pay Range : $140,200.00 - $217,200.00

Job Description

The Institutional Analytics and Research (IAR) team supports and enables most university teams, departments, and colleges to make data-informed decisions that lead to better student outcomes. Our analysts, scientists, researchers, and managers are distributed across several teams : Faculty Analytics, Institutional Research, Curriculum Analytics, Outreach Analytics, and Student Success Analytics.

The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for producing valuable information from very large sets of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. They establish and maintain strong relationships with peers and leaders across IAR, Data Engineering, Product Management, Finance, EdTech, and Faculty staff. They utilize statistical models, machine learning, text mining, natural language processing, and other methods to create predictive models. These models may be integrated into new or existing workflows.

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Job Description Disclaimer : This position description provides the major duties / responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

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