Lead Data Scientist – Student Success Analytics

Experience : 10 + Years Education : Bachelor’s/Master’s degree Work Location : USA (Remote/Hybrid) We’re seeking an experienced Lead Data Scientist to drive machine learning development for InsightStream AI, our groundbreaking student success platform. You’ll lead the development of predictive models that identify at-risk students and power intelligent intervention recommendations, working exclusively within the Snowflake environment to serve smaller private institutions and community colleges. This is a foundational role in a fast-growing team with a critical 3-4 Month timeline to complete our case management prototype for market launch.

• Snowflake/Snowpark expertise – Snowpark ML model development and deployment preferred.
• Classification Modeling – Student risk prediction, enrolment probability, attrition forecasting.
• Python/SQL proficiency – Building scalable ML pipelines within Snowflake constraints.
• Model explainability – Transparent ML recommendations that advisors can understand and trust.
• Semantic Data Modeling – Natural language query capabilities over educational datasets.
• Anomaly detection – Identifying unusual student behaviour patterns.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Lead ML model development for student risk prediction and intervention recommendation systems.
• Build classification models to identify at-risk students and predict enrollment outcomes using Snowpark ML.
• Develop transparent, explainable algorithms that translate into actionable advisor recommendations.
• Create semantic models enabling natural language queries over student success data.
• Mentor data science team and establish ML best practices for the growing team.
• Collaborate closely with development team on case management system integration.
• Work with institutional partner data to refine models for diverse student populations.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate to meet aggressive product development timeline.

Required Skills (Must Have) :

• 3+ years higher education data experience – Student information systems, retention analytics, student success metrics.
• Strong Snowflake experience – Data warehousing, Snowpark preferred.
• Classification model expertise – Risk prediction, probability scoring, student outcome modeling.
• Higher ed domain knowledge – Understanding of student lifecycle, intervention strategies, institutional challenges.
• Team leadership experience – Mentoring, project oversight, cross-functional collaboration.
• FERPA/data security awareness – Educational data privacy and compliance requirements.

Professional Skills: :

• Ability to translate complex ML concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management in fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience working with smaller institutions’ resource constraints.
• Excellent communication with institutional partners and internal team.

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