Nelnet

Senior Data Scientist

Nelnet$63K — $127K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in a quantitative or programming discipline required.
  • 2+ years of data analysis experience.
  • 1+ years of programming experience.
  • Significant experience with large, complex datasets and data science tools.
  • Experience designing and deploying machine-learning predictive models.
  • Proficiency in training multi-model design and LLM models.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct advanced analyses and statistical deep dives to produce actionable recommendations.
  • Develop and deploy custom models and algorithms to address complex business issues.
  • Clean, process, and transform data from various sources including SQL, AWS, and Azure.
  • Identify and assemble new data sources from web and public datasets.
  • Build interactive dashboards and visualizations using PowerBI.
  • Present key findings and reports to senior leadership.
  • Continuously seek process automation opportunities and enhance model performance.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous earned time off.
  • 401K and student loan repayment options.
  • Life insurance and AD&D insurance.
  • Employee assistance program and stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and performance-based incentives.
  • Short- and long-term disability and wellness program.
Full Job Description
The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for leading the development and implementation of machine learning models to solve complex business problems. This position works with large datasets, cleans and pre-processes data, and performs exploratory data analysis to understand the underlying patterns and trends. The Senior Data Scientist is also responsible for mentoring more junior Data Scientists, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership.


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.    Conduct advanced analyses and statistical deep dives, with a focus on producing actionable recommendations and strategic guidance for decision makers.
2.    Develop and deploy custom models and algorithms using data and machine learning libraries to solve complex business problems.
3.    Mine, clean, process, transform and join data from a variety of sources including SQL servers, AWS environments, Azure, SnowFlake, SalesForce, internal systems, and flat files.
4.    Identify, wrangle, scrape, and assemble new data sources from the web, data aggregators, and public sources.
5.    Build rich, interactive dashboards and visualizations from the ground up using PowerBI.
6.    Compile and present key findings and reports to all levels of the organization, including senior leadership. 
7.    Continuously seek out opportunities to add value through process automation and programmatic solutions to manual tasks and monitor and improve Data Science model performance. 
8.    Act as a subject matter expert within the data science field. Continuously learn, grow, and explore new emerging technologies. (Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices.
9.    Problem-solve, generate new ideas, and provide creative solutions.
10.    Mentor, model, act as a resource, and provide guidance for more junior analysts and team members. 
11.    Lead development, testing and implementation of machine-learning models and algorithms using data and machine learning to solve complex business problems.
 

Salary range for this role is: $63,000- $127,000
 

EDUCATION
PHD degree required in a Quantitative (heavy in mathematics, statistics or analysis, such as Applied Mathematics, Optimization, Psychology, or Economics) or Programming discipline. 

EXPERIENCE
1.    2+ years of experience in data analysis.
3.    1+ years of programming experience. 
4.    Significant experience working with large, complex data sets and common data science tools.
5.    Experience working with database Python.
6.    Experience designing, building, deploying, and validating machine-learning predictive models, ideally within a business framework.

7. Experience training multi model design to structure and train for unstructured data matching.

8. Experience training LLM models for specialized use cases

COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
1.    Highly inquisitive and self-motivated.
2.    Ability to map out solutions with a starting point and end goal, but with few steps identified in-between.
3.    Exceptional ability to analyze and synthesize data.
4.    Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python. 
5.    Competency navigating and working within the AWS cloud suite.
6.    Competency designing self-learning models that result in logarithm trends to identify trends in data to predict potential outcomes or missing data fields.
7.    Core understanding of statistical concepts and methods.
8.    Competency in the MS Office Suite.
9.    Highly accountable and inquisitive, able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 
10.    Self-motivated.
11.    Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal) to coordinate across teams and deliver polished presentations.

12. Experience with training NumPy and Pandas models.
 

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA, generous earned time off, 401K/student loan repayment, life insurance & AD&D insurance, employee assistance program, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, performance-based incentive pay, short- and long-term disability, and a robust wellness program. Click here to learn more about our benefits: LINK.

About Nelnet

Nelnet, Inc. provides educational services in loan servicing, payment processing, education planning, and asset management. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska and has additional offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Aurora, Colorado; Tigard, Oregon; and Sacramento, California. Nelnet was founded in 1978 and is one of the largest student loan servicers in the United States. Nelnet also provides software and data management services for the education finance industry. The company has three primary business segments: Loan Systems and Servicing, Tuition Payment Processing, and Communications. Nelnet is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NNI.
Learn more about Nelnet
Size
7,988 employees
Market Cap
$3.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$352.4 million
Founded
1977
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
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