Director of Data Science & Analytics

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The Director of Data Science & Analytics will lead StrongMind's enterprise-wide data strategy and analytics capabilities, playing a pivotal role in driving data-informed decision-making across StrongMind, Primavera Online Charter School, and Verano Learning Partners' affiliated non-profit organizations. This strategic leader will harness the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI) to foster innovation, improve educational outcomes, and empower business transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Design and implement a comprehensive data and AI strategy aligned with StrongMind's educational mission and business objectives.
• Partner with cross-functional executives to integrate data science and AI into decision-making and strategic planning.
• Translate complex educational and operational datasets into actionable insights that drive value and efficiency.
• Establish and lead data governance frameworks, in collaboration with C-Suite leadership, to ensure data quality, compliance, and security.

Data Infrastructure & Architecture

• Provide hands-on leadership in building and maintaining a modern, scalable data architecture and AI agent infrastructure.
• Drive seamless integration of data from diverse systems and platforms to create a unified data environment.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and real-time analytics capabilities that support data-driven operations.
• Enable AI and machine learning applications through robust data infrastructure and automated workflows.

Analytics & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements from the Arizona Department of Education and the State Board for Charter Schools.
• Responsible for owning the data pipeline end-to-end, from ingestion through transformation and all the way to reporting. That will help set expectations around accountability and technical depth.
• Support finance with automated reporting for enrollment, onboarding, retention, and forecasting.
• Lead development of teacher performance dashboards and key educational metrics.
• Identify data literacy gaps across the organization and design strategies and tools to address them.
• Oversee the collection, analysis, and communication of key metrics across all business and educational entities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic liaison between executive leadership and technical teams to align data and AI initiatives with business goals.
• Collaborate with Operations, Development, and Product teams to embed analytics and AI into solutions and services.
• Advise senior leaders on leveraging AI and advanced analytics to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Participate in cross-functional planning and project coordination to ensure data and AI capabilities are integrated across departments.

Minimum Required Skills

• 4+ years of advanced SQL experience (must be comfortable writing complex queries; Snowflake experience a plus)
• 2+ years of hands-on dbt experience in production environments
• 4+ years working with messy, dirty, or unstructured data with demonstrated expertise in data cleansing and transformation.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, pipeline architecture, and owning the data journey end-to-end (from ingestion through to reporting)

Preferred Tools and Technologies

• Cloud Platforms: AWS (e.g., Redshift, S3, SageMaker), Google Cloud, or Azure
• Data & Analytics: Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, Looker
• Languages & Frameworks: Python, SQL, R, PySpark, dbt
• AI/ML Technologies: TensorFlow, scikit-learn, LangChain, OpenAI API, Vertex AI
• Data Engineering & Orchestration: Airflow, Kafka, Fivetran, dbt, Databricks
• Version Control & DevOps: GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes

"More Than a Workplace – A Place to Belong!" 

At StrongMind/Primavera, we believe that work should be fulfilling, rewarding, and even fun! That’s why we offer a supportive, collaborative environment filled with perks that prioritize your well-being—from an onsite gym, personal trainers, and mindfulness coaching to weekly massages to help you reset.
We also offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, and voluntary benefits, because taking care of you is important. And our workplace culture? It’s second to none!
What You’ll Love: 

• A full paid holiday week at Christmas – time to rest, relax, and recharge.
• Weekly team celebrations & shoutouts – because your hard work matters!
• Quarterly town halls – keeping communication open, honest, and transparent.
• Champion spotlights – celebrating those who make a difference.
• Flexible & hybrid work options (for select roles) – work-life balance is key.
• Delicious perks – cookouts, Thursday treats, and awesome social events.
• Community service hours – giving back feels great.
• Legendary milestone awards at 10, 15, & 20 years – unforgettable experiences await!
• Plus, even more benefits to explore – because we believe in rewarding our people in meaningful ways.

We’re more than just a workplace—we’re a community that celebrates you. Join us and experience a company that truly cares. 

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas. 

The company will provide equal consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without regard of race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, or disability protected by law. 

 5/20/2025 JD updated