Founding Data Scientist

Nectar•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Nectar is building an AI-native social operating system for commerce, helping brands build relationships with communities through social interactions and personalized experiences. Founded by former Meta product and engineering leaders, the company has raised over $30 million and works with brands including Oura Health, Caraway, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Kosas, and OLIPOP. As Nectar’s first dedicated Data Scientist, you will work closely with Product and Engineering to turn extensive, unstructured datasets—including Reddit networks, Meta creator ecosystems, and campaign data—into product features and proprietary industry standards. The role includes substantial ownership and influence over the company’s social commerce products and metrics. You will also contribute technical leadership to the Data Desk initiative, which produces public reports cited by major publications and supports customer acquisition.

Requirements

4–7 years of data science experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
Advanced Python proficiency and expert SQL capabilities.
Strong software engineering fundamentals and a track record of writing clean, production-ready code.
Ability to work comfortably with ambiguity, execute in a fast-paced environment, and learn new domains quickly.
Exceptional writing skills and the ability to explain complex data and analysis clearly to non-technical and public-facing audiences.
Ability to write clean, maintainable code independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience in social media ecosystems, influencer platforms, or creator economy tools, such as CreatorIQ or Meta.
Experience working with large-scale, unstructured text, media, or social network data.
Experience producing technical writing for external audiences, such as blog posts or reports.

Responsibilities

Own core analytics features, including a next-generation Earned Media Value (EMV) metric, multi-touch attribution modeling, and commerce platform integrations.
Partner with Engineering to improve data structure and retrieval, increasing the efficiency and value of reporting.
Develop trend-forecasting algorithms and novel analytical models using proprietary dataset architectures.
Define and standardize proprietary Nectar metrics that shape how consumer brands go to market.
Collaborate with Product and Software Engineering to translate models into production code without requiring engineering teams to rewrite the logic.
Provide technical leadership for the Data Desk initiative, powering public reports and supporting data-driven customer acquisition.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and early equity.
Health, vision, and dental benefits.
401(k) match.
ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness classes.
$50 per month mobile stipend for all employees.
$50 per month internet stipend for remote employees.
For the Palo Alto office: hybrid schedule with four days in the office and three remote flex days per quarter after the first three months.
Free office lunch.
$1,000 per month housing stipend for living near the office.
Fully paid commuter benefits, including a train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement.