Aimed at mid-level data scientists with 6-10 years of industry experience who can influence product strategy through data-driven insights and mentor junior team members.
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Original posting from Reddit via Greenhouse
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.
Reddit is poised to rapidly innovate and grow like no other time in its history. This is a unique opportunity to leave your mark on one of the most influential and trafficked corners of the internet.
Consumer data science plays a key role in fulfilling Reddit’s mission of bringing community & belonging to the world through deep understanding of how we can better connect people to the best information and communities for them - the heart of Reddit’s product - from crypto to support groups, gaming to AMAs, travel tips to memes.
As a Staff Data Scientist on the team, you will play an influential role in guiding product strategy through proactively identifying opportunities, conducting exploratory analyses and sharing insights, and driving learning through experimentation.
Responsibilities:
Help build the long term product strategy by identifying opportunities to attract new users, increase engagement, and drive retention
Influence strategic roadmaps through data-driven insights into user behaviors and needs
Design metrics that help evaluate the health of the business and the success of our products, including any ETL development needed for consistent and robust analysis
Drive experimentation from design through execution and analysis to maximize learnings and guide future investment decisions
Build self-serve tools for product and engineering partners that answer common questions and/or increase data literacy in the organization
Work cross functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to ensure insights make it to the product
Scale your work to other parts of the data organization through mentoring more junior data scientists, improving processes, and providing perspective on the most important problems
Required Qualifications:
Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or Operations Research
For M.S. holders: 10+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles
For Ph.D. holders: 6+ years of industry experience in applied science or data science roles
Expert knowledge of SQL and relational databases
Familiarity with statistical analysis and the preferred programming languages of the team (R / Python)
Demonstrated ability to influence and guide product strategy with data
Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous problems and solve them in a structured, hypothesis-driven, data-supported way
Familiarity with causal inference techniques and causal models
Excellent communication and experience working with senior leaders / stakeholders
Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and enthusiastic about solving problems
Demonstrated ability to mentor other data scientists and share best practices to elevate the data science practice at Reddit
Conform in innovative and fast-paced environments, and have a bias toward action.
Can discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits:
Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
Family Planning Support
Gender-Affirming Care
Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
Comprehensive Medical Benefits & Health Care Spending Account
Registered Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions
Income Replacement Programs
Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
Generous Paid Parental Leave
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Source: Reddit careers (Greenhouse)