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TaskrabbitTaskrabbitSan Francisco, CA

Staff Data Scientist

Staff Data Scientist partnering with product, risk, finance, and operations teams to drive strategy through predictive insights, advanced experimentation, causal inference, and ML-based fraud interventions in a marketplace setting. Requires 7+ years data science experience, strong SQL/Python skills, and expertise in statistical modeling and risk models.

170k – 225k/yr
Hybrid7+ YOEData Science

About the role

What you will work on

  • Be a strategic thought partner with stakeholders from product, risk, finance, engineering, and operations to define high-impact analytical problems, and solve them using different analytical and statistical approaches. Present actionable insights in a clear and compelling manner.
  • Proactively perform analytical deep dives to identify strategic growth opportunities in key business levers with a focus on commerce and risk.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define and measure success metrics for new features and products, conduct advanced experimentation and causal inference to optimize product features and user experiences.
  • Design, develop, and scale proactive fraud interventions using heuristic and/or machine learning models. These efforts will be focused on enhancing financial performance by mitigating issues such as chargebacks, fraud, transaction declines, and refunds.
  • Foster a data-driven culture within the organization by advocating for best practices in data analysis and interpretation.

Who you are

  • BS, MS or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related field).
  • A minimum of 7 years industry experience in data science; previous experience in a marketplace or fintech company is a plus.
  • Strong and relevant experience with advanced experimentation and statistical modeling; you have past experience with fraud/risk models in a marketplace/fintech context.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent business acumen and strategic thinking skills, especially in a commerce/risk domain.
  • Expert in SQL, experienced in Python, and familiar with data pipeline tooling (e.g. dbt) and git. Bonus points for experience in productionizing ML models and familiarity with ML Ops.
  • A self-starter with the ability to work independently and drive your own projects end-to-end with a track record of landing strong business impact.
  • Ability to communicate complex data findings in a clear and concise manner to an executive audience.

Compensation & Benefits

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $170,000 - $225,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

Skills

SQLPythonMachine LearningStatistical ModelingExperimentationCausal InferenceFraud Detectionrisk modelingdbtGitMLOps

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