Data Scientist - Chennai, India - IDP Education Ltd

IDP Education Ltd

Verified Company

Chennai, India

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

An ASX100 business part that is owned by Australian universities, IDP is a pioneer in international education services.

Our_
_ __core business lines include student placement to Australia, US, UK, Canada and New Zealand institutions, English-language testing and training._**- We are on a mission to build the world's leading platform and connected community to guide students along their journey to achieve their lifelong learning and career aspirations.

As a coowner of IELTS, we deliver the English test that is trusted by more governments, universities and organizations than any other. We also operate English language teaching schools in South East Asia._
We are innovators, driven by the needs of our customers and deep data insights. Our 5,000 team members based around the world understand that our services change lives not only of our customers but their wider communities._
By combining empathy and professional expertise with digital excellence, we create launch pads for our customers to achieve global success._

POSITION PURPOSE

Freedom to enable a new platform with data using the best technology and play a leading role in the digital transformation of an ASX-listed company with 5000 staff and offices in 30 countries.

To implement advanced analytics solutions that improve business outcomes, such as digital engagement and student conversion, and to improve Data Engineering practices across IDP.

Career progression towards Senior Data Engineer or Senior Data Scientist.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Pipeline

Develop accurate productionready models that enable IDP to focus effort on the right opportunities
Suggest changes to process and core systems to improve accuracy of predictions
Suggest changes regarding interventions to improve conversions

User Online Experience (Chennai role)

Develop productionready algorithms to improve search relevancy and user experience
Establish continuous improvement process for search releases
Suggest changes regarding UX design and experience that could improve overall experience

User Online Experience (Gurgaon role)

Understand contact centre outcomes and how data and metrics relate to them
Improve data quality and visibility across contact centre process

Engineering

Collaborate with engineers in campus in India on existing IDP architecture patterns

Relationship

Internal

Group leadership team
Digital campus Chennai
Regional marketing directors
Digital Experience Team
Staff involved in BI and reporting
Staff involved in administering and changing key systems (CRM, marketing, etc)
Data Science team members including intern students

External

Students and their parents
Test takers
Universities
Employers
Suppliers software suppliers
Customers of commercialization offerings

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Essential Requirements

Ownership of goals ability to focus on the goal of a piece of work and find a way to make it possible.
Strong SQL skills ability to write advanced SQL from problem statements worded in business language by collaborating with various SMEs, building their own knowledge as they go.
Python (or any other programming language years of coding experience
Strong communication skills ability to question, probe and demonstrate understanding a problem, and to propose/check a possible solution to that problem
Curiosity keen to understand how IDP works and how this shows in the data

- how students, clients and counselors feel and behave.

Desirable Requirements