Senior Data Scientist, Places

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

📋 Description

• Influence how the Places app leverages data to inform business strategies.

• Integrate data modeling and reporting with product evaluation and experimentation.

• Discover opportunities to enhance user retention and assist the team in assessing and implementing them.

• Develop data solutions from scratch and help define how the team utilizes insights.

• Communicate best practices and create analytical frameworks linking user behaviors to outcomes.

• Take ownership of defining and evolving success metrics for all user-facing features, balancing immediate and long-term member benefits.

• Establish and manage business metrics, semantic layers, and data models.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering to convert product requirements into scalable and reliable data resources.

• Extract insights and translate them into recommendations that influence roadmap prioritization.

• Foster a culture of high-quality experimentation.

• Utilize visualizations to clearly express nuances.

• Employ LLMs, agents, and advanced AI tools to automate analyses, expedite experimentation, and create decision-support workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in data science and product analytics.

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in a quantitative field: statistics, operations research, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, economics, etc.

• Experience in delivering data products through collaboration with Data and product engineering teams.

• High technical proficiency with analytical tools such as SQL and Python, or equivalent experience in using data to address open-ended business inquiries.

• Solid foundation in applied statistics, including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, power analysis, and causal inference methodologies.

• Familiarity with contemporary analytics and experimentation tools.

• Experience with consumer-focused products.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex statistical concepts to non-experts.

• Practical understanding of AI and a keen interest in how modern AI tools can enhance analytical processes, strategic synthesis, and decision-making support.

• Bonus points for experience in optimizing performance marketing efforts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• A vibrant company culture that encourages innovation and collaboration.