Data Scientist, Safeguards
As an early member of the Safeguards Data Science and Analytics team, you will build and scale a data-driven culture, defining key metrics, analyzing user behavior, and influencing product strategy to deploy safe, frontier AI at scale.
About the job
Key responsibilities
- Deep dive into user behavior data to provide insights on safety concerns
- Define core metrics that measure the team's success. Set goals, build forecasts, monitor performance, and develop actionable reporting
- Identify and size opportunities to improve the product, influencing product roadmap through your insights and recommendations
- Develop hypotheses on product changes, design controlled experiments, analyze the results, and make recommendations based on impact to key metrics
- Build a data driven culture from the ground up by establishing foundational data best practices and making data more accessible across the company
Minimum qualifications
- Expertise in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
- A bias for action and urgency, not letting perfect be the enemy of the effective.
- A strong disposition to thrive in ambiguity, taking initiative to create clarity and forward progress.
- A deep curiosity and energy for pulling the thread on hard questions.
- Experience in turning open questions and data into concise and insightful analysis.
- Highly effective written communication and presentation skills.
- A passion for the company's mission of building helpful, honest, and harmless AI.
Preferred qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in data science or analytics roles, preferably in an infrastructure or operations context.
- 3+ years of experience deeply embedding in Product teams.
- Experience working on safety, anti-abuse, integrity shaped problems.
Annual Salary:
$275,000—$370,000 USD
Logistics
- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Skills
Python, SQL, Data Visualization, Experimentation, Data Analysis
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