Director of Data Science

  National Collegiate Scouting Association
  Chicago, IL
  Administration/Management
  Posted/Updated: 11/22/17

Job Summary

Director of Data Science

Location: Chicago, IL - Corporate HQ

Job Code: 700

# of Openings: 1

EEO Job Category: (1.2) First/Mid Level Officials & Managers

Description

Director of Data Science



ABOUT NEXT COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETE (NCSA)

NCSA is the world's largest and most successful collegiate athletic recruiting network. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Reigning Champs (www.reigningchamps.com), NCSA's team of more than 650former collegiate and professional athletes leverages 17years of exclusive data, proprietary matching algorithms, and personal relationships to connect tens of thousands of college-bound student-athletes to more than 35,000 college coaches nationwide across 31 sports every year. You can learn more about NCSA atwww.ncsasports.org.

Director of Data Science Job Details

We're looking for someone to lead our Data Science and Analyst team and take our business analytics capabilities to the next level. We need someone who wants to wade in and find the insights even when they might challenge established business patterns and the status quo. We're looking for a hands-on leader and innovator who can apply advanced analytics strategically, meet our ever-growing demand for data-driven insights, and help build a stronger product vision along the way.



You understand and can implement data processes from collection to modeling to insights. You're well versed in leading edge practices and technologies including, artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. Ideally, you'll be as comfortable diving in and getting your hands dirty as leading a strategic initiative and building the team. You are a self-motivated, organized go-getter who loves taking problems and developing solutions that drive business outcomes.



You'll be working with a collaborative team of analysts and data scientists as well as product managers, designers, developers and business stakeholders across the entire organization. You'll need to be able to articulate your decisions and take feedback into the next iteration. Want to work with a great team to make students' lives better? Great!



Responsibilities

Establish and improve data collection, engineering, analysis and modeling practices and processes
Support senior management with integrating data science, analytics into decision making and the portfolio of products and services
Provide internal and external thought leadership in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and visualization
Architect and deliver an enterprise data platform strategy that results in availability of high quality data that satisfies requirements and priorities to achieve business goals
Define and implement strategies for adopting Artificial Intelligence methods across the organization
Participate in strategy and execution for Global Roadmap projects as appropriate
Attract, mentor, manage, and develop data analyst and data scientist talent
Understand and prioritize the data requirements while managing the expectations of stakeholders
Develop, articulate and communicate solutions appropriate to varied business stakeholder audiences



Requirements

3-5 years of relevant experience in similar role with a proven track record of leveraging analytics and large amounts of data to drive significant business impact
Creation/deployment of models & algorithms to analyze unstructured data
Ability to generate relevant insights using data analytics and visualization solutions
Solid understanding of the principles of data management and business process workflow
Experience managing teams of 5 or more people
Experience prioritizing and leading concurrent projects and initiatives
Top notch written and verbal communication skills



Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience with Artificial Intelligence methods and technologies
Working knowledge of statistics and stats packages like R or Matlab
A scripting language (Python, Ruby, etc.)
SQL and working knowledge of relational databases
Experience with Amazon RedShift and Apache Spark or similar
Self-starter able to make an impact with little guidance
Extra Credit: former athlete or familiarity with college athletics





Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Life Insurance
Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Match Up to 3%
Parental Leave
Wellness Reimbursement Program
Online Health Assessments



National Collegiate Scouting Association LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.







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