Senior Data Scientist, 2U
$145-170k
+ Employee stock purchase plan
Global online learning platform
Open for applications
Global online learning platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$145-170k
+ Employee stock purchase plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help their partners create educational opportunities that enable lifelong learners to unlock their human potential and solve society’s critical needs.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, economics or other quantitative field required; Graduate degree preferred
- 7+ years of experience running online controlled experiments at scale
- 5+ years of experience applying advanced analytic techniques in classification, regression, optimization or natural language processing in production settings
- Expert knowledge of experimental design and evaluation frameworks (i.e. A/B Tests, Multi-Armed Bandits)
- Expert knowledge of applied statistics and machine learning techniques
- Expert knowledge of either R or Python
- Proficient in SQL
- Proficient with extracting data from different database architectures
What the job involves
- The Senior Data Scientist will lead advanced analytical research, development, and implementation.
- This is a highly quantitative role that requires elite analytical aptitude, strong programming skills, and intellectual curiosity.
- We are looking for someone who has a history of using data science to solve business problems, has extensive experience running experiments at scale in enterprise settings, is comfortable training and evaluating machine learning models in production, and has a proven ability to be a technical leader
- Design and execute business and technical processes needed for experimentation to support an array of business problems from marketing to survey analytics, including experiment ideation, experimental design, monitoring, data analysis, code review, and communication of results
- Collaborate with stakeholders and product managers to gain domain knowledge, and clarify and define requirements. Independently plan and estimate development tasks, short-term projects and long-term plans across projects. Provide feedback and mentorship to team members and improve team operations
- Design, develop and apply machine learning algorithms, automated decision engines and other models
- Ad hoc statistical analysis, reporting and visualization as needed
- Partner with engineers to productionize code, schedule jobs, and integrate into 2U software ecosystem
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Enabling education providers to offer students anything from free courses to full degrees, the leading global online learning platform 2U has positioned itself to provide high-quality education at scale.
Following its acquisition of edX, the company has made edX the face of its products and services, taking on more of a parent company role. This acquisition was a major shift compared to the company’s typical focus on partnering with universities to offer master’s degrees. However, edX has enabled it to expand into other projects, providing its 230+ partners with thousands of digital education offerings.
2U has established itself as a leader in the space, with over 40 million learners using the platform. As the online education space continues to grow, 2U is set to both benefit from this growth as well as playing a part in driving it forward. Interestingly, in 2022 it was rumoured that Indian online education provider Byju wished to acquire the company, but this appeared to fall through later in the year.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2013
$5.1m
SERIES D
Apr 2012
$26m
SERIES D
Total funding: $95.9m
Company benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Parental Leave
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Leadership Training
- Volunteer Time Off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Referral Bonus
- Military Leave
Company values
- Cherish each opportunity - Life is short, so treasure every moment
- Give a damn - Care about what you do each day
- Strive for excellence - Don't settle for second best
- Be bold and fearless - Question the status quo and embrace change
- Be candid, honest and open - Listen to others and offer respectful feedback
- Have fun - Fun is important. Fun is simply better
- Make service your mission - Give the highest level of support to our partners and to one another
- Don’t let the skeptic win - "No" is easy. "Yes" is hard. Fight for "yes"
- Relationships matter - Build trust, value differences, and invest the time
Company HQ
Lanham, MD
Founders
Chip Paucek
(CEO)Before becoming CEO of the company, they served as the president & COO. They are the Co-Founder of Pro Athlete Community (PAC), and the former CEO of Smarterville.
Jeremy Johnson
(Board of Advisors)Also founded Andela, where they currently serve as CEO.
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