Senior Data Scientist, Gemini App, Google DeepMind

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our GeminiApp team in Zurich, Switzerland. As a key partner and co-creator in our product strategy, you will be instrumental in building a uniquely proactive and powerful assistant by ensuring our strategic decisions are grounded in data.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Verticals PM, engineering, and UX to develop data-driven product strategies
• Translate ambiguous questions into well-defined problems, design experiments, and analyse large complex datasets for insights
• Develop and implement novel, goal-oriented metrics
• Build and deploy statistical/ML models to understand our users, enhance product capabilities and personalise user experience
• Communicate findings & recommendations to stakeholders, including executives
• Champion data-driven culture by feeding user engagement insights back into models
• Collaborate with the GenAI team on model quality and feature adoption
• Act as a technical leader for a global team, guiding junior members on complex analyses and upholding best practices to ensure high-quality, impactful work

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field
• 5 years of experience with analysis applications (e.g., extracting insights, performing statistical analysis, or solving business problems), and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL) or 2 years of experience with a Master's degree
• 2 years of work experience identifying opportunities for business/product improvement and then defining/measuring the success of those initiatives
• A bias for action and a relentless drive to build something great
• Strong business acumen and a strategic mindset
• Deep technical expertise
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• A collaborative and influential partner
• A commitment to user trust and privacy

Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in a relevant field and experience working with machine learning and statistical modelling tools.