Job Description

About RethinkFirst

RethinkFirst is a leading behavioral health technology company working to make mental wellness, education, and support accessible and scalable. Through our suite of cloud-based platforms—including RethinkEd, RethinkCare, and RethinkBH—we serve educators, employers, and providers with tools that deliver measurable, inclusive outcomes.

We're on a mission to make behavioral health more effective, equitable, and human.

About the Role

RethinkFirst is seeking a curious, impact-oriented Product Data Scientist to power data-informed product innovation. This role is ideal for someone who blends analytical rigor with product innovation—someone who can uncover user behavior patterns, identify opportunities for growth, and partner with product and engineering teams to turn insights into features that make a difference in healthcare, education, and the workplace.

Responsibilities include:

1. Clean, process, and explore data from a variety of sources
2. Develop models and algorithms to quantify user needs, draw insights from user-centered data sources, and provide recommendations on how to best tailor the product experience to individual users
3. Work with research teams, product managers, UI/UX researchers, curriculum designers, engineers, and other IT professionals to incorporate advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence into RethinkFirst's products
4. Identify, evaluate, and aid in the adoption of promising third-party data science services offering artificial intelligence solutions for RethinkFirst's products
5. Develop, evaluate, and integrate innovative metrics, advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI to benefit RethinkFirst's products and their users
6. Provide feedback and recommendations to data warehouse teams on data pipelines likely to improve the performance of analytics and AI products

Qualifications:

1. M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant field (data science, computer science, cognitive science, psychology, psychometrics, education, behavior analysis, economics, public health)
2. 10+ years of relevant professional experience
3. Knowledge of R, Python, or other statistical software, and SQL
4. Expertise in statistical modeling or psychometrics, e.g., item response theory
5. Familiarity with visualization software (e.g., Tableau)
6. Experience analyzing behavioral or social science data
7. Strong affinity with education and student learning
8. Ability to balance scientific rigor and creativity with fast-paced development and practical solutions
9. Experience creating scalable and efficient production-level code, or interest in acquiring these skills
10. Sample of work (e.g., research report, dissertation, publication, conference presentation)

Benefits:

• Generous health, dental, & vision benefits package
• Flexible paid time off
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k + matching
• Parental leave
• Access to our award-winning RethinkCare platform supporting neurodiversity in the workplace through parental success, professional resilience, and personal wellbeing.

Location: Remote opportunities are available to candidates who reside in the following states: AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace

RethinkFirst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the diversity of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

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