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Lead Data Scientist, Product

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hybrid senior full-time $200,000 - $250,000/year San Francisco, CA

First indexed 24 Jun 2026

Description

As a founding product data scientist on the team, you will play a critical role in shaping our growth strategy, up-leveling our experimentation culture, and scaling our business.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth analysis to shape product PLG motion and B2B strategy.
  • Develop deep understanding of the product ecosystem and identify opportunities to drive activation, engagement, and monetization through actionable insights.
  • Leverage AI tools to build and maintain self-service analytics, enabling stakeholders to access reliable metrics, size opportunities, design experiments, and interpret results independently.
  • Improve execution rigor of product teams by owning success metrics and opportunity sizing.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams for day-to-day experiment design, deployment, and analysis, providing creative solutions for tricky experimentation scenarios.
  • Evolve experimentation culture and practices within the company.

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
  • 3+ years working in a growth function.
  • Strong business and product intuition to identify opportunities in the growth ecosystem.
  • Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and A/B tests.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python or R.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Curiosity, savviness to navigate in a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset.
  • Experience working at a fast-growing start-up is a plus.

The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000/year. Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time.

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