Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference + Experimentation

Discord•San Francisco, CA

16h

About The Position

Discord is seeking an experienced, proactive, and self-driven Senior Data Scientist to join its Experimentation Platform team. This team is crucial for driving company decision-making and growth through rapid and accurate product experimentation. The role involves ensuring the statistical soundness of experiments, enabling rigorous experiment design, and guiding the company in making optimal business decisions based on experimental results. As a member of a small, growing team, there will be significant leadership opportunities. The team directly impacts the strategy and roadmaps for over 90 million daily active users.

Requirements

Proven experience in designing and validating statistical methodologies for experimentation platforms or similar systems, with a focus on ensuring the accuracy and reliability of experimental results.
MSc in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, etc.) and 2+ years of experience designing, implementing and analyzing experiments or causal inference projects.
Ability to critically evaluate and recommend statistical approaches and methodologies that enhance the integrity of experimentation frameworks.
Strong passion for education and the ability to communicate complex statistical and experimental design concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training programs or educational content related to experimentation, causal inference, or statistical analysis, with a track record of fostering a culture of data literacy within an organization.
Proficient with Python, SQL, R, and other statistical programming languages.

Nice To Haves

PhD in a quantitative field
Interest in conducting literature reviews, translating and championing best scientific practices to a wide range of functions across the company.
Track record in using causal inference methods that translated into business decisions and outcomes.
Passion for Discord or gaming.
Causal inference related publications.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to improve the reliability and scalability of experimentation at Discord.
Provide statistical expertise, ensuring that all statistical choices, methodologies, and frameworks are sound and aligned with best practices in causal inference and experimental design.
Lead initiatives to educate and train cross-functional teams on best practices in experimentation design, statistical methodologies, and causal inference, ensuring a deep understanding of the principles that drive sound decision-making under uncertainty.
Develop and deliver engaging workshops, training sessions, and educational materials that demystify complex statistical concepts and promote data-driven decision-making across the company.
Empower the Data Science team (50+ members) to use more rigorous causal inference methods.
Lead and conduct causal inference research on important Discord priorities, in addition to consulting within the wider Data Science team.