Remote Data Science Manager & Analytics Leader

RethinkFirst; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

RethinkFirst is seeking a curious, impact-oriented Manager, Data Science to lead data science strategy across RethinkBH, RethinkCare, and RethinkEd. You will sit within Product and act as a player-coach, making key technical calls while guiding a small team.

You will collaborate with senior leaders (CPO, CTO, COO) and cross-functional partners to embed analytics, ML, and AI into products, with quarterly travel and a remote-first setup.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field; PhD preferred vs. required.
• 8+ years of professional data science or analytics experience.
• 2+ years of direct people-management experience in data science or analytics.
• Expertise in statistical modeling, predictive analytics, or psychometrics.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python or R.
• Experience deploying models in production or partnering with engineering to operationalize.
• Experience analyzing behavioral, social science, healthcare, or education data.
• Familiarity with visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc).
• Ability to balance scientific rigor and creativity with fast-paced, practical delivery.
• Sample of work (research report, dissertation, publication, conference presentation, or business case).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a small team (1 FTE, 2 contractors).
• Set the vision and strategy for data science and for how BI/reporting is structured. Direct the team that builds; don’t build dashboards yourself.
• Make hands-on technical decisions on modeling approach, clustering, and methodology, then hand off to engineering to operationalize.
• Clean, process, and explore data from multiple sources.
• Develop models and algorithms that quantify user needs, draw insights from user-centered data, and tailor the product experience to individual users.
• Partner with the CPO, CTO, COO, and with Product, Engineering, research, UI/UX, and curriculum teams to incorporate advanced analytics, ML, and AI into RethinkFirst’s products.
• Identify, evaluate, and support adoption of promising third-party data science and AI solutions.
• Develop, evolve, and integrate new metrics, advanced analytics, ML, and AI into products.
• Give data warehouse and engineering teams clear recommendations on pipelines and data architecture that improve analytics and AI performance.
• Communicate findings, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.

Skills

SQL

Python/R

Statistical modeling

Predictive analytics

Psychometrics

Data analysis

Tableau/Power BI

Production code

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant field

Job description

RethinkFirst is seeking a curious, impact-oriented Manager, Data Science to lead data science strategy across RethinkBH, RethinkCare, and RethinkEd. You will sit within Product and act as a player-coach, making key technical calls while guiding a small team.

You will collaborate with senior leaders (CPO, CTO, COO) and cross-functional partners to embed analytics, ML, and AI into products, with quarterly travel and a remote-first setup.