**We believe in the power and joy of learning**

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

**Our culture values diversity, engagement, and discovery**

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that crafting an inclusive and diverse workplace is essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through inclusive programs, benefits, and initiatives that are coordinated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity/ .

**What you will do here:**

As an Associate Data Scientist within the Cengage Research Team, you help connect internal and third-party data to develop and drive research and craft actionable insights. You will help develop and improve the pipeline of data and have a leadership role managing data, building analysis, reports, and dashboards. Your work is at the heart of the data and analytics operations and cross business units and product categories to provide transformational market-level understanding.

**These responsibilities will include:**

Develop, implement, and monitor sophisticated insights and analytical solutions to business questions using a variety of analytical approaches and methodologies in cooperation with Customer Insights Researchers.

Investigate and apply artificial intelligence solutions for data management, analysis, and reporting.

Help centralize data in appropriate data warehouse and collaborate with architecture and technology teams to track and enhance data flows and reporting.

Monitor data / information management processes to ensure data quality and consistency in support of research and business operations. This includes acquiring new data sources and performing data discovery to understand data values and relationships.

Ensure proper escalation, prioritization, and remediation of data quality issues.

Collaborate with researchers, analysts, and key stakeholders to identify innovative approaches and data sources.

Explore and apply new data mining and data visualization tools to conduct ad-hoc analysis as required.

**Skills you will need here:**

1-3 years of relevant work and educational experience in data management, operations, analytics, research, or data security

Bachelors degree required in fields such as computer programming, statistics, mathematics, analytics, econometrics, data science, information management, or management information systems or relevant related fields of study

1-2 years of experience in coding and data mining/analysis tools and business intelligence tools with prioritization for candidates with experience using Power BI, SQL, and R or Python.

Ability to quickly understand, interpret, and apply large scale databases and companywide enterprise systems

Able to self-manage progress against achievements and results with a high degree of accountability and personal responsibility

Strong bias for action

Strong writing and verbal presentation skills; experience preparing and communicating information and recommendations to a diverse and often senior audience; ability to discuss findings crafted for specific audiences (both technical and non-technical)

Comfort with and eagerness to seek ambiguous problems

Passionate about collaboration and comfortable working with multiple teams on projects with different completion timelines

Ability to work run projects efficiently and maintain high quality standards

Experience in education technology is desirable but not required

Cengage Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. You may view Cengages EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen (https://p.widencdn.net/pdvq6j/EEO_Policy_Statement_January_2017) and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice (http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/ybs5gt19ik/eeopost-merged.pdf) by visiting their corresponding links.

Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at 1 (617) 289-7917.

**About Cengage Group**

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

**Compensation**

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our _Total Rewards Philosophy_ .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$52,000.00 - $83,200.00 USD

**Cengage Group** , a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms.

We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.