北京招聘

Description

Title: Senior Data Scientist
Location: Shanghai
Blackboard is the market leader in Educational Technology platforms across the globe. Our academic, commerce, communication, and security solutions are targeted to primary, secondary and post-secondary institutions, delivering highly engaging, high quality learning experiences that ensure strong outcomes, educator efficiency and cost savings through shared services and state-of-the-art technology. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of lifelong education and growth.
Analytics are a core feature of Blackboard’s products and services, both as a distinct product offering and approach to enhance existing products. This position will advance Blackboard’s mission by bringing cutting-edge analytics approaches to large data sets across applications, institutions, and student profiles; results from this work have potential impact on millions of students across the globe. This position will participate in the development of new predictive analytics functionality within existing products using big data and cloud infrastructure.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Director of Development for Core Services, the Sr. Data Scientist plays an integral role in the design, development and implementation of machine learning and statistical methods on big data sets to identify students at-risk of low performance in a course, determine online course design characteristics and their impacts on student learning, and other analysis projects related to learning and teaching with technology. Findings from this research will be used to create production-level algorithms within Blackboard applications and inform product development priorities.
Translation of functional needs into rigorous analysis techniques, ability to adapt techniques and approaches to variable data sets, and clear communication with technical collaborators and non-experts are critical to the ongoing success of this role. Ability to convert research findings into results that be implemented in simplified production algorithms will also be essential to this role.
The position requires close coordination with program management and product development, as well as other product teams across Blackboard. Ability to interact with distributed teams via teleconference, web conference or through written communication are key aspects of the role. Knowledge and experience in educational technology and web platform data are strong assets.
Specifically s/he will:
? Design research methods that address questions related to predicting educational outcomes, designing impactful software, and other strategic issues
? Apply advanced machine learning algorithms, statistical methods and predictive modeling techniques on large and varied data sets that include application logfiles, other online application telemetry, structured and unstructured data sources.
? Analyze research results, draw actionable insights, and present findings to product management and development personnel.
? Lead the development of business requirements and functional algorithms that can be used in real-time production environments.
? Provide on-going tracking and monitoring of performance of algorithms and statistical models, troubleshoot and implements enhancements and fixes to these systems as needed.
? Assess data sources for integrity and validity compared to intended educational proceses.
? Performs data processing and analysis tasks on large-scale, long-term projects that benefit product management and functional owners, user experience research, and product development.
? Collaborate daily with other analytics team members implementing data analysis and machine learning techniques.
? Collaborate with development team to ensure projects are clearly defined and properly phased to facilitate timely delivery of functionality
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
? 5+ years’ relevant quantitative research and analytics experience.
? Expert knowledge of machine learning and conventional statistical analysis techniques and tools (e.g. R, Python, Stata, etc.) is required.
? Expert proficiency interrogating distributed databases (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, etc.) is also highly desired.
? Ability to extract and interpret data from various sources to offer creative solutions.
? Graduate degree in a quantitative field: Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
? Extremely strong quantitative and logical problem solving skills and understanding of statistical / machine learning concepts and methodologies.
? Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills, able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment and perform multiple tasks effectively and concurrently.
? Experience working in educational software or educational institutions is highly desirable.
? Excellent written, communication and presentation skills. Comfortable and effective in small group and large group presentations. Compelling and accurate writing ability.
? Experience working with Agile development methodologies.
? Excellent teamwork skills and proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
? Ability to work within a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Blackboard公司成立于1997年，总部位于美国华盛顿DC，向全球100多个国家的19,000多个机构，包括高等院校、中小学、教育管理机构在网络辅助教学、混合式教学、移动学习、在线教学及教学管理等方面提供优质的解决方案和专业的服务。

作为Blackboard在中国的全资子公司，北京毕博信息技术有限公司从2003年起向中国的教育机构提供先进的教学信息化方案和服务，产品主要包括教学管理平台（Blackboard Learn）、移动学习平台(Blackboard App)、在线课堂（Blackboard Collaborate）等。Blackboard核心产品方案覆盖教学全过程，集课程建设、资源管理、移动学习、社区学习、交流互动、统计测评、在线课堂于一体，满足学生在课堂内外进行自主学习和协作学习的需求。目前中国已有数百家教育机构在使用Blackboard推动教学过程管理、教学改革和教学模式创新，例如北京大学、浙江大学、中山大学、中国科学技术大学等。