Principal Data Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Actively identify deficiencies in the business's approach to problem-solving.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to frame essential questions and develop solutions.

• Design, create, and manage tools for forecasting, spend allocation, marketing incrementality, and attribution.

• Develop and implement A/B tests and intricate causal inference analyses.

• Take ownership of hypothesis formulation, experiment design, and result analysis.

• Construct metrics frameworks and measurement strategies.

• Work alongside the ML organization to tackle complex technical challenges.

• Convert vague business issues into decision-making frameworks.

• Manage projects from scoping and analysis to storytelling and facilitating organizational change.

• Influence engineering, product, finance, and executive leadership without having direct authority.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in data science or quantitative roles that have a direct impact on product or business strategy.

• Proven expertise in experimental design and A/B testing.

• Extensive statistical knowledge, particularly in causal inference methods.

• Proficient coding abilities.

• Established history of translating data into actionable business insights for non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to navigate ambiguous environments and guide direction through insightful inquiry.

• Outstanding communication skills, with the capability to articulate complex technical work into understandable narratives.

• Experience with ML applications and the ability to collaborate with ML/data science teams on technical challenges.

• Knowledge of personalization, recommendation systems, or matching algorithms.

• Prior experience in forecasting, spend allocation optimization, marketing incrementality, or attribution is highly desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation, which includes base salary, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.

• Retirement benefits such as a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).

• Extensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage/resources.

• Supplemental health coverage available for Canada.

• Contributions to Health Savings Accounts for eligible plans (US only).

• Life insurance and disability coverage provided.

• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays included.

• Paid family and parental leave offered.

• Family-oriented fertility, parenthood, and caregiving benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) featuring mental health support and life-centered resources.

• Financial planning tools and concierge service available (US only).

• Annual wellness allowance provided.

• Annual productivity allowance for relevant tools and resources.

• Team events, company-wide updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs) available.

• Catered lunches and stocked micro-kitchens at offices located in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City.