Position Type: Staff Full-time
Hours per week: 37.5
Weeks per year: 52
Work Schedule: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Department Summary & Job Purpose:
Be part of a community that aims to support your personal growth and break down societal barriers to success. Following the opening of Mount Holyoke in 1837, the College’s founder Mary Lyon urged early graduates to "Go where no one else will go. Do what no one else will do." More than 180 years later, the college is still breaking barriers for women and underrepresented students. Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, research liberal arts and science college for women that is gender diverse. Our community includes a diverse student body of over 2,300 students from over 80 countries and almost every U.S. state. Students study in 48 majors across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and the College has a long history of national leadership in STEM education for women.
The College’s educational mission and legacy of Mary Lyon live on through the work of around 250 faculty and 700 staff who support an environment of intellectually adventurous learning and purposeful engagement with the world.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) leverages strategic and transformational data analytics to further the mission and key priorities of Mount Holyoke College. The College seeks an inquisitive and; highly motivated; Data Scientist for Strategic Analytics to support the growing need for advanced analytics. In this role, you will support senior leaders in leveraging data to make decisions that are both operational and strategic. You will conduct data-driven research, problem-solving, and algorithm development through the systematic application of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Position deliverables include building efficient data management pipelines, interactive visualizations, presentations, reports, web applications, predictive algorithms, and APIs. As the inaugural staff data scientist in the OIRE, we are looking for candidates who also support the College’s educational mission and have an interest in building the College’s administrative data science capacity, this includes collaborating with other business units and collaborating with underrepresented students in data science through our student data lab internships.
Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Proactively identify, prioritize, and conduct independent analyses and project-related tasks that drive meaningful change on key objectives established by senior leadership.
- Provide ongoing project consultation, maintenance, and process execution.
- Develop algorithms and predictive models for key priorities including, enrollment and student success efforts.
- Create prototype systems, i.e. data pipelines, visualizations, and web applications.
- Assist in the design and analysis of experiments to test the effectiveness of interventions.
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Qualifications: ● Degree in a highly quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, etc.)
● 3+ years working with data and relevant computational frameworks and systems.
● 3+ years developing of probabilistic models and machine learning algorithms.
● Exceptional problem-solving skills and readiness to learn new concepts, methods, and technologies.
● Proficient understanding of machine learning and probability and statistics.
● Proficient in data analysis using R or Python programming languages.
● Effective communication skills: Ability to “tell the story”.
Preferred Qualifications: ● Experience in SQL and database design.
● Knowledge of web application tools (R Shiny, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, and web application frameworks)
● Familiarity with higher education data systems and ERPs, a plus.
● Strong business acumen & demonstrated aptitude for analytics that incite action.
● Exceptional attention to detail and ability to progress multiple analyses in parallel.
● Ability to work effectively across functions, disciplines and levels.
● Commitment to mentorship and the development of the data science profession.
● Demonstrated respect and promotion of inclusion & diversity.
License/Certifications: None
Compliance Requirements: Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.
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Physical Demands: Employee operates office equipment and computers to perform essential duties and responsibilities.
Working Conditions: The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and extensive reading.
-Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
-Sufficient clarity of speech required includes those which permit the employee to discern verbal instructions and communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
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Background Checks:
Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified
employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully
carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate
background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as
the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver
Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and
Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.
Special Instructions for Applicants:
Apply online by application deadline. Application materials must include 1) a cover letter summarizing
interests and qualifications, 2) a complete resume or curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information for 3
professional references. Candidates will be notified via email before references are contacted.
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Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college that is gender diverse. The College is committed to providing equal access and opportunity in employment and education to all employees and students. In compliance with state and federal law, Mount Holyoke College does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. The College does not discriminate on the basis of gender in the recruitment and admission of students to its graduate program.
Mount Holyoke College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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