Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- 8 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL) or 5 years of experience with a Master's degree.
- Ability to communicate in English and Spanish fluently to interact with local stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- 8 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL).
- Experience with statistical and quantitative modeling, forecasting, and machine learning techniques.
- Experience with analytics, data, and measurement products.
About the job
Help serve Google's worldwide user base of more than a billion people. Data Scientists provide quantitative support, market understanding and a strategic perspective to our partners throughout the organization. As a data-loving member of the team, you serve as an analytics expert for your partners, using numbers to help them make better decisions. You will weave stories with meaningful insight from data. You'll make critical recommendations for your fellow Googlers in Engineering and Product Management. You relish tallying up the numbers one minute and communicating your findings to a team leader the next.
Google for Education is transforming teaching and learning by bringing the best of Google technology to students, teachers, and education leaders. The Education Data Science team plays a fundamental role in the success of Google for Education, by providing understanding of our business and product performance, and developing insights to help drive decisions.
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Responsibilities
- Perform analysis utilizing relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Help solve problems, narrow down multiple options into the best approach, and take ownership of open-ended ambiguous business problems to reach an optimal solution.
- Build new processes, procedures, methods, tests, and components with foresight to anticipate and address future issues.
- Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support business reviews with the cross-functional/organizational leadership team. Translate analysis results in business insights or product improvement opportunities.
- Build and prototype analysis and business cases iteratively to provide insights. Develop comprehensive understanding of Google data structures and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development.
- Influence across teams to align resources and direction.
