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Senior Data Scientist

250k – 300kSan Francisco, CAOnsite4+ YOE
Summary

Lead ML model development for AI messaging products. Build statistical, econometric, and optimization models; run experiments and present insights to leadership. Requires strong Python/SQL skills and quantitative degree.

About the role

What You’ll Accomplish

  • Lead the development of statistical, econometric, optimization, and machine learning models for a range of applications in our messaging and AI product offerings
  • Design and execute experiments, interpret results, and draw actionable conclusions
  • Use data to understand product performance, identify improvement opportunities, and define product/team roadmaps
  • Present findings to senior leadership to inform and influence business decisions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, engineering, client services, and sales to drive business value from ideation to production

Your Expertise

  • Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields
  • Knowledge of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics, machine learning, optimization, economics, and analytics
  • Knowledge of experimental design and analysis
  • Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing, and model development
  • Ability to use Python to work efficiently at scale with large data sets
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL

Nice to Haves

  • 4+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent
  • Familiarity with advanced statistical inference, experimentation, and causal inference methods
  • Econometric experience with pricing and promotion optimization
  • Expertise in customer lifetime value modeling
  • Experience in personalization systems and cross-sectional cohort modeling
  • Background in operations research (e.g., scheduling or assignment problems)
  • Knowledge of advanced topics in XGBoost modeling
Skills
PythonSQLMachine LearningStatistical AnalysisExperimental DesignCausal InferenceXGBoostEconometricsOptimizationExploratory Data Analysis
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