Data Scientist, Education

We’re on an ambitious mission to solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease to improving education and addressing the needs of our local communities. Join us to build a better future for everyone!

Learn more about our work modes, benefits, and interview process at www.chanzuckerberg.com/careers.

The Team

The Data Science team at CZI sits within the Technology organization to build and scale software products designed to bring equity in public education. This team acts as an innovation powerhouse that identifies product opportunities, builds prototypes of possible solutions, and measures the impact of these product solutions.

To achieve this, the team works hand-in-hand with other technology and program teams, comprising engineers, designers, researchers, operators, and product managers.

What You'll Do

• Study the problem area and identify product opportunities
• Work with a cross-functional team to come up with product solutions
• Build models, algorithms, and/or prototypes of product solutions
• Design and implement plans to measure the impact of solutions
• Build data infrastructure to monitor product performance

What You'll Bring

• Desire to improve the public education system through technology
• Ability to facilitate decision-making with data and in the absence of it
• Comfort with ambiguity while working on 0-1 products
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R and Statistics
• Excellent story telling skills

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $190,000 - $285,000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process. Pay ranges outside Redwood City are adjusted based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Onsite work mode is site-based in our office at our HQ in Redwood City, CA. Flex work mode is open to a hybrid approach, but not open to be fully remote. Remote work mode is eligible for all three modes (Remote, Flex, or Onsite) available to you at CZI.

About Us

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone.

CZI is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome interest from individuals of all backgrounds and levels of experience who share our mission. If you’re interested in this role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role!