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Founding Data Scientist
Pathways AI & Analytics

CampusEvolve is a mission-driven AI startup with a mission to simplify every learner's path to economic mobility. Philanthropic funding and partnership with the Gates Foundation, the Schulz Family Foundation, and the GitLab Foundation support our work.  Our flagship product, the AI Guide, provides personalized, natural-language guidance to support learners as they navigate their education to career pathways. If you have experienced the complexity of applying to college or to jobs today, you’ll know why our tools are needed.  

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Our work sits at the intersection of AI, education, and economic mobility and we are partnering closely with state agencies, school districts, colleges, workforce organizations, and other AI solution providers. Our goal is not simply to build products, but to use the emerging potential of AI to strengthen education-to-career systems at scale.

The Opportunity

 

As a Founding Data Scientist for Pathways AI and Analytics, you will play a critical role in our growing team. This role will work directly with our CTO and CEO to drive our analytics and evaluation systems that will inform strategic product decisions.  You'll own and build the analytics infrastructure to continuously improve product impact, support our research, ensure AI quality, safety, and equity, and maintain data quality for our AI systems.

 

This role is ideal for data scientists with 8+ years of experience who want to see their work directly improve outcomes for learners of all ages and want ownership across analytics, research, and AI quality.

 

What You'll Do

  • Partner with our product team to identify the latest AI innovations aligned with our use case

  • Set the research strategy and use statistical methods to analyze how UX features and back-end AI systems can be optimized for learner engagement and impact on different learner groups

  • Identify and measure the successful use of our tools through event instrumentation, monitoring, and ongoing analysis of core outcome metrics

  • Share results of analyses with non-technical audiences in ways that help them develop insights about our offerings

  • Design and oversee AI safety and quality evaluations (bias detection, prompt performance, response quality)

  • Develop labeling strategies and quality assurance processes for our graph RAG knowledge base

 

What You'll Bring

  • 8+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related AI field

  • Strong SQL and Python skills; experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Metabase) for data storytelling

  • Experience designing and running A/B tests or correlational analyses

  • Familiarity with LLM evaluation methodologies or AI quality assurance

  • Experience working with research teams or supporting program evaluation

  • Clear communication skills for translating data into insights for non-technical stakeholders

 

Nice to Have

  • Experience in education, workforce development, or public sector contexts

  • Familiarity with FERPA, COPPA, or student data privacy requirements

  • Experience with knowledge graphs or RAG systems

  • Background in qualitative research support or mixed-methods evaluation

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Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $140K-$190K based on experience

  • Benefits: Health, dental, vision, PTO, holidays

  • Remote-first with collaborative culture

  • Potential equity stake depending on experience and skills

 

How to Apply

Send your LinkedIn profile and resume to info@campusevolve.ai with a short note about a measurement or evaluation challenge you've tackled and why you're interested in AI for education to career pathways.

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  • Applications through LinkedIn will NOT be reviewed

  • We’re excited to hear from you!

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