Decision Scientist II

ZipRecruiter • Santa Monica, CA

108d • $130,000 - $155,000

About The Position

As a Decision Scientist II, you will collaborate closely with product management, engineering, design, and marketing teams to drive the development, prioritization, and planning of the product roadmap. You will transform insights into decisive actions and product enhancements, providing business teams with actionable insights and investigating issues to empower leadership decisions. Embedded within a dynamic environment, you will design, execute, and analyze experiments to solve complex business problems directly related to growth and success. Close collaboration with stakeholders will be key to your success, as you address challenges and contribute to the continuous improvement of the user experience. We currently have multiple Decision Scientist II roles open across different teams. Please note, we will start with a more general interview process and will then match you accordingly based on interest and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in product analytics, business operations, analytics, growth marketing, or product.
• Proficient experience with A/B testing, experimental design, and utilizing statistical principles such as probability, causal inference, and Bayesian inference to inform business decisions.
• Proficient in statistical computing and scripting languages such as Python (numpy/pandas/matplotlib), R, and SQL.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills.
• Structured analytical approach to problem-solving, with the ability to turn complex problems into clear analytical tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Economics.
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in probability and statistics, causal inference, experimental design, synthetic control, product ecosystems, and Bayesian inference.
• Advanced skills in R or Python, and experience with machine learning models.
• 5+ years of experience in business operations, analytics, growth marketing, or product, particularly in go-to-market or performance marketing initiatives.
• Experience working on product analytics for an infrastructure product.

Responsibilities

• Define KPIs and create reports and dashboards against large data sets to track performance.
• Use data to identify opportunities for improving user acquisition and optimizing return on investment.
• Turn ambiguous questions into clear analytical problems and solve them using data.
• Become deeply familiar with product data, understanding its limitations and caveats, to support development and growth.
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments that drive product growth and improvement.
• Create readable and informative data visualizations, documentation, and presentations to communicate insights to stakeholders and executives.

Benefits

• Equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees