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Staff Data Scientist

Staff Data Scientist

CompanyGoFundMe
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$170000 – $230000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience building and leading data science and analytics projects
  • Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering or related areas) or equivalent experience in the field
  • Experience with a broad set of statistical and machine learning methods to solve and optimize critical business problems and metrics including experimentation and statistical inference
  • Advanced ability to perform data segmentation and manipulation directly using SQL and Python
  • Able to organize, prioritize and assist with business requests with adequate scoping and stakeholder expectation setting
  • Strong presentation skills, being able to author and present insights to the leadership team, and influence decision makers

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, analysis, and interpretation of projects from data requirement gathering to data processing, modeling, and recommendations for various departments across the company
  • Act as technical leader on the team – identify and disseminate best practices across team in terms of tools, systems, and processes
  • Create and monitor KPIs and present emerging trends and actionable insights to leadership team
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to identify new opportunities requiring the use of modern analytical and modeling techniques
  • Develop dashboards and perform ad hoc analysis when necessary
  • Build forecasting and ROI models to project growth for various initiatives to assist with roadmap prioritization
  • Collaborate with data and engineering teams to design scalable and future-proof instrumentation
  • Perform light ETLs as needed for the role

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience mentoring more junior data scientists/analysts a plus
  • Knowledge of data tracking, database architecture, ETL/data preparation tools, APIs a plus
  • Data visualization skills and experience with BI tools (like Tableau/Looker) a plus