About Coursera
Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller to make world-class learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. Today, over 190 million learners and 375+ university and industry partners use our platform to gain skills in fields like AI, data science, technology, and business. As a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re driven by the belief that learning can transform lives through learning.
Why Join Us
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We’re a globally distributed team and let you choose the best way you work, whether it's from home, a Coursera hub, or a co-working space near you. Our virtual hiring and onboarding make it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, scale unique products exclusive to Coursera, and expand your career horizons, apply below.
Job overview:
Coursera’s Content & Credentials org empowers learners, partners, and enterprise customers to achieve their goals. We improve the learning experience through innovative systems, scalable solutions, and close collaboration with partners and vendors to deliver high-quality content. As champions of the Coursera community, we align cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement across the platform.
Within the Content & Credentials org, the Teaching & Learning team brings together learning design experts and researchers who provide best practices, training, and consulting for content development. We work closely with partners and content creators to design transformational learning experiences, using research, experimentation, and data insights to improve learner satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes.
About the Role:
The Learning Analyst is a full-time, India based remote position dedicated to enhancing partner success and fostering data-driven strategies for Coursera’s strategic accounts. In this role, you will be instrumental in creating high-impact, skill-aligned learning experiences that address learner needs and adapt to evolving market demands.
To achieve this, you will take a client-facing approach, collaborating with internal Coursera teams and external partners to analyze data patterns in their courses. You will directly perform data analysis and provide strategic recommendations for revisions, portfolio updates, and more, and present to clients. Your contributions will be vital in driving improvements in learning outcomes through actionable data insights.
With a strong foundation in data analysis and reporting, you will be playing a crucial role in analyzing educational offerings and improving our partner’s learning outcomes through actionable data insights.
Responsibilities:
- Data Visualizations: Support the creation of data visualizations and reports that succinctly communicate findings.
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Assist in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting datasets related to student engagement and learning outcomes.Collaboration: Work closely with the Learning Analytics Lead and learning designers to apply data insights to curriculum design and instructional methodologies.
- Collaboration: Participate in cross-functional teams to develop adaptive learning and assessment tools. Consult with partners on findings and recommendations; conduct webinars with clients to explain results.
- Learning Analytics Application: Contribute to the development of predictive models to improve student learning experiences.
- Learning Analytics Application: Help ensure the reliability and validity of learning analytics efforts through sound research methodologies.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of relevant experience in a data analytics role that focuses on human behavior and presenting to non-technical audiences, preferably within an online education environment.
- 2+ years experience in using SQL or Python for data querying and cleaning in a Databricks, Snowflake or similar environment
- Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS, or similar).
- 2+ years experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), preferably with LMS data integration.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a field that focuses on data analytics to understand human behavior.
- Strong communication abilities and proficient in leading discussions and presentations with clients and stakeholders.
Nice to haves:
- A basic understanding of assessment/psychometrics.
- A degree in Data Science, Educational Psychology, Learning Analytics, or a related field.
- Experience with Python for statistical modeling.
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