A senior Data Scientist with 5+ years of professional experience is sought in the UAE for a role spanning predictive modelling, machine learning, data visualisation, and analytics strategy — with a strong preference for candidates with Higher Education industry experience, particularly in institutional research, learning analytics, student retention, enrollment forecasting, and academic performance analytics. Open to all nationalities, this role requires a Master’s or PhD and proven expertise in Python, SQL, statistical modelling, and dashboard development.
About This Senior Data Science Opportunity
Sector Preference: Higher Education — MOHESR, OBEF, Institutional Research, Learning Analytics, Student Retention highly preferred
Analytics Scope: Enrollment forecasting, academic performance analytics, Student Information Systems (SIS) integration
Nationality: Open to all nationalities — a genuinely inclusive and diverse hiring process
Education: Master’s or PhD in Data Science, AI, Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, or related field
Why This Data Scientist Role Stands Out
Higher Education AI Impact: Apply ML and predictive analytics to student retention, enrollment forecasting, and academic performance
Dashboard Leadership: Design interactive dashboards and reports communicating insights to senior academic and administrative stakeholders
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support data-driven initiatives across institutional research, academic departments, and operations teams
Data Governance: Lead data quality, integrity, and governance best practices across organisational analytics functions
Position Overview
This Senior Data Scientist role develops, validates, and deploys predictive and machine learning models to solve business and academic challenges, analyses large and complex datasets using Python, SQL, and statistical techniques to identify trends and opportunities, designs interactive dashboards and reports to communicate insights to stakeholders, collaborates with cross-functional teams to support data-driven initiatives and improve organisational performance, and ensures data quality, integrity, and governance while maintaining best practices in data science — with a preferred focus on higher education analytics.
Why This Role Matters: As Senior Data Scientist in the UAE, you apply 5+ years of advanced ML and predictive analytics expertise to one of the most meaningful domains in the region — higher education — helping institutions make evidence-based decisions on student retention, enrollment forecasting, and academic performance, designing dashboards that guide university leadership, and building the data governance frameworks that ensure analytics outputs are reliable, ethical, and impactful across the UAE education system.
Key Responsibilities
ML Model Development & Predictive Analytics
- Develop, validate, and deploy predictive and machine learning models to solve business and academic challenges
- Analyse large and complex datasets using Python, SQL, and statistical techniques to identify trends and opportunities
- Apply statistical modelling and experimental design methodologies across academic and institutional datasets
Dashboard Design & Stakeholder Reporting
- Design interactive dashboards and reports to communicate insights clearly to academic and administrative stakeholders
- Support data visualisation deliverables that translate complex analytical findings into actionable institutional decisions
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Data Governance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data-driven initiatives and improve organisational performance
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance while maintaining best practices in data science throughout
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, or a related field
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in Data Science
- Strong expertise in Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Python, SQL, Statistical Modelling, and Data Visualisation
- Proven experience developing predictive models, analytical solutions, and interactive dashboards
Preferred Domain Experience
- Higher Education industry experience — highly preferred, particularly in MOHESR, OBEF, Institutional Research, and Learning Analytics
- Experience in Student Retention analytics, Enrollment Forecasting, and Academic Performance Analytics
- Experience working with Student Information Systems (SIS)
- Open to all nationalities — genuinely inclusive hiring
About This Data Science Opportunity — UAE Higher Education
Join a UAE-based higher education or analytics organisation as Senior Data Scientist, applying 5+ years of advanced ML, predictive analytics, Python, and SQL expertise to drive data-informed decision-making across institutional research, student retention, enrollment forecasting, and academic performance analytics. Open to all nationalities and requiring a Master’s or PhD, this is one of the UAE’s most specialised and impactful data science roles — combining technical leadership with real-world academic and operational impact.
Career Excellence: Apply advanced ML and predictive analytics to UAE higher education — shaping student success and institutional strategy with data.
Who Should Apply?
- Senior Data Scientists: With 5+ years of Python, SQL, ML, and predictive analytics experience
- Higher Education Analytics Professionals: With MOHESR, OBEF, institutional research, or learning analytics background
- Student Retention & Enrollment Analytics Specialists: With SIS and academic performance analytics experience
- Dashboard & Visualisation Experts: Experienced designing interactive dashboards for academic or organisational stakeholders
- Master’s & PhD Holders: In Data Science, AI, Computer Science, Statistics, or ML — all nationalities welcome
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