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Data Scientist 5, Content DSE

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1997H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

37 days ago

Salary

$372K - $600K / year

Postgraduate Degree5 yrs expEnglishPythonSQL

Job Description

• Design and validate measurement frameworks that accurately capture content quality, engagement, and business value across diverse content types • Autonomously identify measurement gaps and pursue research with significant business impact, making compelling cases for prioritization • Apply causal inference, observational analysis, and statistical modeling to understand drivers of content value and member satisfaction • Ensure metrics measure what they intend to, identifying potential biases, edge cases, and unintended consequences before they impact decisions • Partner across Content, Product, Finance, and Engineering to align measurement approaches with business needs and technical constraints • Serve as a strategic thought partner to stakeholders, influencing content and product strategy through clear measurement insights • Contribute to team growth through documentation, mentorship, and knowledge sharing that uplevels skills and practices • Build well-documented datasets, tools, and analytical frameworks that scale across the organization • Present research clearly to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels

Job Requirements

  • Advanced degree (PhD or Master's) in Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Social Sciences, Operations Research, Mathematics, or related field
  • 5+ years applying statistical methods and causal inference to real-world product or business problems
  • Deep measurement expertise—metric design, bias detection, trade-off analysis—with a track record of developing frameworks that informed strategic decisions, not just executing analyses using existing metrics
  • Strong foundation in experimental design, regression analysis, and causal inference methods
  • Proficiency in SQL and quantitative programming (Python or R)
  • Ability to work independently: identifying impactful problems, scoping research, and driving projects from ambiguous starting points
  • Comfort navigating problem spaces where the "right answer" requires judgment alongside calculation
  • Excellent communication and influence across organizational levels, translating complex concepts for diverse audiences
  • Intellectual curiosity and proactive mindset—asking "what should we be measuring?" not just "what are we measuring?"

Benefits

  • Health Plans
  • Mental Health support
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
  • Stock Option Program
  • Disability Programs
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Life and Serious Injury Benefits
  • Paid leave of absence programs
  • Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off
  • Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off

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