Remote Senior Data Scientist & AI Engineer - ML, LLM, Analytics

New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark seeks a highly skilled Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics across admissions, financial aid, and enrollment. You will architect AI-enabled, governance-driven analytics and AI systems, integrating Snowflake, Banner, Slate, and Workday with robust data models.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field and at least 1 year of data science experience. Remote work options allowed from anywhere in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field required.
• 1 year of experience as a Data Scientist or in a related role.
• Experience with higher-education analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced statistical modeling, ML, and predictive analytics to institutional data for university-wide analytics.
• Design and operationalize automated ML workflows using Python/R/DataRobot with Snowflake via REST APIs and Streamlit apps.
• Integrate data from Banner, Slate, Common App, Workday, IPEDS, and NSC.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries and Snowpark scripts for large-scale datasets.
• Perform data extraction, transformation, and feature engineering for modeling and AI apps.
• Collaborate with Data Governance to define analytic requirements and maintain data definitions.

Skills

Advanced statistical modeling

Time-series forecasting

Survival analysis

Machine learning

SQL

Python

R

DataRobot

Streamlit

Git

Agile/SCRUM

Mentoring

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Snowpark

Cognos

Banner

Slate

Common App

Workday

MicroStrategy

DataRobot

Git

ServiceNow

Job description

New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark seeks a highly skilled Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics across admissions, financial aid, and enrollment. You will architect AI-enabled, governance-driven analytics and AI systems, integrating Snowflake, Banner, Slate, and Workday with robust data models.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field and at least 1 year of data science experience. Remote work options allowed from anywhere in the U.S.