Patreon-posted 8 months ago
$164,000 - $222,000/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Hybrid • San Francisco, CA
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

Patreon is the best place for creators to build memberships by providing exclusive access to their work and a deeper connection with their communities. We're building a content and community platform where creators can engage directly with their fans and monetize their creativity, while maintaining full ownership over the work they make and the communities they create. We're leaders in the membership space with 250,000+ active creators and over $35 billion paid directly to creators on our platform. Our team is building tools to optimize the creator-to-fan relationship, including native video, enhanced podcasting features, improved creation tools, and new community experiences. We're continuing to invest heavily in building the most talented team in the Creator Economy and are looking for a science PhD looking to transition into a Data Scientist to support our mission. This role is based in San Francisco or in New York and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

  • Learn the fundamentals of Data Science through a combination of training sessions, on-the-job learning, and mentorship.
  • Become the expert in an area of our product and work with a cross-functional team to build product features that help creators improve their membership monetization and community.
  • Conduct quantitative research to inform product strategy and opportunities.
  • Design metrics to help track goals and make decisions.
  • Devise learning methods (including experiments) to test hypotheses.
  • Work closely with our machine learning and data engineering teams on building user-facing data products.
  • Translate data into actionable insights and communicate technical work to the data team, cross-functional partners, executive leadership, and the rest of the company.
  • PhD in a technical discipline, such as Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Math, Biology, Psychology, Economics, among others.
  • Finishing PhD by May 2025 or already a postdoc/early faculty at an academic or research institution.
  • Strong statistical skills and solid analytical thinking.
  • Experience working directly with data and conducting analyses.
  • Fluency in a data analysis language or tool, such as Python, R, Matlab, among others.
  • Motivated to work in a fast-paced environment and have a positive impact on creators' lives.
  • Growth mindset and aspiration to continuously improve soft and technical skills.
  • Great communicator with a love for clarity and simplicity.
  • Competitive salary
  • Equity plans
  • Healthcare
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Company holidays and recharge days
  • Commuter benefits
  • Lifestyle stipends
  • Learning and development stipends
  • Parental leave
  • 401k plan with matching
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