The Data Scientist is part of the CDX Advanced Analytics team Analytics Center of Excellence and plays a key role in building and maintaining machine learning models and AI solutions. The Data Scientist works to understand business needs and assess how they can be met through specific analyses. This role will be intricately involved in running machine learning experiments in a methodical manner and evaluating alternate models in areas that help maximize the success of students enrolled into many programs offered under various Adtalem brands.
Requirements
- Advanced analytics/machine learning work experience.
- Experience with agentic workflows and GenAI in Data Science product solutions.
- Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as Decision Trees, RF, XGBoost, LightGBM etc.
- Excellence in one of the data science toolkits, such as Python or R.
- Must have proficiency in using query languages such as SQL.
- Experience with data analysis tools and platforms such as GCP, Big Query, SQL Server, PowerBI, ect
- Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
Responsibilities
- Selects and manages features, builds and optimizes classifiers using machine learning techniques.
- Performs data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
- Leverages third party sources of information to enhance data models.
- Analyzes the integrity of data used for analysis and models.
- Works within cross-functional and cross-institution project teams to solve business problems.
- Translates analytic findings into simple, actionable, and practical solutions and recommendations.
- Synthesizes recommendations into management-ready presentations with recommended actions.
Other
- Management consulting/professional service experience
- Strong data-orientation with the ability to process ambiguous and/or seemingly conflicting data or information to create “one version of the truth.”
- Ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, where multiple conflicting objectives need to be prioritized and achieved.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills including influencing and consensus building.
- Experience in in pricing modeling, revenue optimization, or other similar analytical use cases is highly preferred.
