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GustoGustoSan Francisco, CA

Senior Data Scientist, Risk

Staff Data Scientist on the Risk team driving experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to inform strategic decisions. Requires 7-10 years of DS experience, strong SQL/Python, and proven impact influencing leadership.

186k – 230k
Hybrid7+ YOEData Science

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to translate ambiguous questions into clear, testable analyses and communicate actionable insights
  • Define and track metrics to understand business performance; dive deep into risk stack data to deliver insights
  • Use statistical reasoning, experimentation frameworks, and causal inference to separate signal from noise
  • Design and interpret experiments; define success metrics and measure impact
  • Own end-to-end delivery of analyses and metrics for the product area
  • Integrate AI-assisted practices to accelerate analysis and expand insights
  • Mentor others and raise the bar for data science craft across the team

Requirements

  • 7-10 years of experience in Data Science at a product-focused software company
  • Strong SQL skills and comfort with Python
  • Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and experimental design to real business problems
  • Excellent communication skills with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
  • Demonstrated experience leading technically complex projects with clear business impact
  • Proactive, resilient problem-solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights
  • Passion for mentoring others

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with Risk DS and risk modeling is strongly preferred

Skills

SQLPythonStatistical MethodsCausal InferenceExperimental DesignRisk ModelingData StorytellingAi-Assisted Analytics

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