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Lead Data Scientist, Product

Founding product data scientist driving PLG and B2B growth strategy through experimentation, analytics, and opportunity sizing. Requires 5-8 years experience with 3+ years in growth, strong SQL/Python, and A/B testing expertise.

200k – 250k
Hybrid5+ YOEData Science

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Conduct in-depth analysis to shape product PLG motion and B2B strategy.
  • Develop deep understanding of the product ecosystem and identify opportunities to drive activation, engagement, and monetization through actionable insights.
  • Leverage AI tools to build and maintain self-service analytics enabling stakeholders to access reliable metrics, size opportunities, design experiments, and interpret results independently.
  • Improve execution rigor of product teams by owning success metrics and opportunity sizing.
  • Brain buddy with product and engineering teams for day-to-day experiment design, deployment, and analysis. Provide creative solutions for tricky experimentation scenarios.
  • Evolve experimentation culture and practices within the company.

What You Bring

  • 5–8 years of experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
  • 3+ years working in a growth function.
  • Strong business and product intuition to identify opportunities in the growth ecosystem.
  • Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and A/B tests.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficient in at least one programming language such as Python or R.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Curiosity, savviness to navigate in a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset.
  • Having worked at a fast-growing start-up is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

  • The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000/year.
  • Generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time.

Skills

SQLPythonRStatistical AnalysisA/B TestingExperiment DesignData AnalysisProduct AnalyticsGrowth Analytics

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