Principal Data Scientist

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/ $190000 - $210000 annum

INFO

Salary

SALARY:

$190000 - $210000

Location

LOCATION

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

About the Role

We're looking for a Principal Data Scientist to lead the development of AI-powered products that transform how students and educators experience learning. You'll work at the intersection of generative AI, personalization, and educational content, building systems that adapt to individual learners at scale. This is a high-visibility, hands-on role where your work directly shapes product direction and student outcomes.

What You'll Do

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    Design and build AI/ML systems for personalization and content generation across education products

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    Architect end-to-end machine learning pipelines, from data ingestion to model deployment and monitoring

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    Lead the implementation of GenAI solutions, ensuring responsible use through AI guardrails and safety frameworks

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    Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, and curriculum teams to translate learning science needs into scalable AI solutions

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    Drive MLOps best practices including CI/CD for models, experiment tracking, and production monitoring

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    Mentor and technically guide junior data scientists and ML engineers across the org

What We're Looking For

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    PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another quantitative field

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    5+ years of professional data science experience outside of a PhD program

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    Strong hands-on Python and SQL skills - you're comfortable writing production-grade code

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    Experience with Databricks (or equivalent distributed compute platforms) and AWS (or comparable cloud infrastructure)

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    Demonstrated experience with generative AI, ideally applied to personalization or recommendation problems

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    Familiarity with AI guardrail frameworks and responsible AI practices

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    Solid MLOps experience: model versioning, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and retraining workflows

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    Strong system design ability - you can architect solutions that scale and communicate those designs clearly to stakeholders

Nice to Have

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    Experience in edtech, consumer personalization, or content generation platforms

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    Familiarity with LLM fine-tuning, RAG architectures, or prompt engineering at scale

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    Background in learning science, adaptive learning systems, or curriculum design

CONTACT

Gabriella Varela

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