USA remote
Data Scientist
About this role
About Amplify Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes.
Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com http://amplify.com. We seek an experienced Data Scientist to join our Supply Chain Analytics team, developing Machine Learning models to forecast demand, optimize inventory, and reduce costs across our educational product portfolio. This role will drive data science best practices and introduce advanced analytics capabilities to support strategic supply chain decisions affecting tens of thousands of ISBNs and hundreds of millions in revenue every year.
To accomplish this, the Data Scientist will work with a cross-functional scrum team of Analytics Engineers and Data Analysts to build state-of-the-art data products. This Data Science role will report to our Data Science manager, who leads Data Science for Amplify’s Sales and Marketing departments. As such, they will be empowered to innovate and participate in important decisions across the entire data stack. Please note: **We are considering candidates for both the Data Scientist and Senior Data Scientist levels.
Candidates will be considered for the level that best aligns with their relevant experience, qualifications, and interview performance** Essential Responsibilities: - Train, test, and deploy Machine Learning models: Drive the development of new Machine Learning capabilities by contributing at every stage of the Machine Learning delivery pipeline, including research, evaluation, deployment and monitoring. - Seek the why behind every observation: Use advanced data analysis techniques to construct compelling narratives and recommend actions and strategies that our Supply Chain team can follow to improve operations.