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Data Scientist, Growth – Partnerships & Customer Experience

Use data and AI to drive growth strategies for partnerships and customer experience at a tech-led small business insurance provider.

Location
Palo Alto, CA
Compensation
$158k–$214k/yr
Level
mid
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 1 week ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago

Last verified on the company career page 8 hours ago

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Skills & Technologies

What you'll build

  • Drive strategy and roadmap for the Partnership channel
  • Own analytics for the entire customer experience funnel
  • Design and evaluate experiments and causal analyses
  • Analyze affiliates performance across the partnership channel
  • Define clear metrics and visualizations

Must have

  • 4+ years of experience in Data Science or other highly quantitative analytical roles
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL
  • Experience using Python or R for statistical analysis
  • Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, and causal inference
  • Experience with experiment design and analysis

Nice to have

  • Experience working in fintech
  • Experience analyzing customer journeys
  • Experience working with partnership or multi-channel business models

AI in the day-to-day

Use AI as part of the day-to-day data science workflow and identify opportunities to develop reusable AI-enabled tools.

Requirements

Experience
4+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

In the role of Growth Data Scientist at Next Insurance, the individual will analyze data to enhance customer engagement and conversion through partnerships. Key skills include advanced proficiency in SQL, experience with Python or R, and a strong foundation in statistical analysis and experimentation. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of experience in data science, particularly in fintech or growth environments, who can navigate ambiguity and drive actionable insights. The team is focused on leveraging AI to improve analytical workflows and business strategies.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed 10 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 29, 2026. Last confirmed on Next Insurance's careers page November 8, 2026.
  • Salary band is below the typical range for Data Science roles (median ~$178,250).
  • Starts above 67% of 21 comparable mid data science roles in United States that list SQL we track (median $140,000 across 16 companies). See SQL salary trends
  • SQL appears in 70.3% of 64 comparable mid data science roles in United States; AI/ML appears in 6.3% of 64 comparable mid data science roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Data Scientist, Growth – Partnerships & Customer Experience role remote?
It's hybrid — Next Insurance expects some on-site time in Palo Alto, CA.
What's the salary range?
Next Insurance lists $158,000–$214,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Data Scientist, Growth – Partnerships & Customer Experience role.
Where is the role based?
Next Insurance is hiring for this position in Palo Alto, CA.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Python, R, SQL.
What seniority level is this role?
Next Insurance targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Data Scientist, Growth – Partnerships & Customer Experience role at Next Insurance.

From the original posting

Location: Palo Alto (hybrid)

As a Growth Data Scientist, you will use data to help shape how ERGO NEXT reaches, serves, and converts customers across our partnership channel and customer experience funnel. You will work closely with Product and Partnerships teams to identify growth opportunities, understand customer behavior, and turn insights into product and business decisions.

We’re looking for someone who combines strong analytical and statistical skills with business judgment, curiosity, and a bias toward action. You should be comfortable working through ambiguous questions, developing a point of view, and using both traditional data science methods and emerging AI capabilities to make analysis more scalable, efficient, and impactful.

What You’ll Do:

  • Use AI as part of the day-to-day data science workflow and identify opportunities to develop reusable AI-enabled tools, skills, or agents that solve practical analytical and business problems.
  • Drive strategy and roadmap for the Partnership channel and the customer experience funnel through actionable data insights.
  • Own analytics for the entire customer experience funnel, from acquired opportunities to purchases.
  • Design and evaluate experiments and causal analyses to measure the impact of product, funnel, and customer experience changes and guide future strategic decisions.
  • Analyze affiliates performance across the partnership channel, identifying differences in traffic quality, conversion, product mix, and customer behavior to uncover opportunities to improve partner growth and customer outcomes.
  • Identify, size, and prioritize growth opportunities, translating ambiguous business questions into rigorous analyses and actionable recommendations.
  • Apply statistical analysis, segmentation, modeling, and deep-dive analysis to understand the underlying drivers of business performance.
  • Define clear metrics, measurement frameworks, and visualizations to help business monitor performance and make data driven decisions.

What We Need:

  • [4+] years of experience in Data Science or other highly quantitative analytical roles (experience working in fintech or growth & partnerships is a plus).
  • Ability to quickly learn new AI capabilities, identify meaningful gaps in existing workflows, and apply or develop practical AI-enabled solutions that improve how data science work gets done.
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience using Python or R for statistical analysis and analytical workflows.
  • Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, and causal inference.
  • Experience with experiment design, implementation, analysis, and recommendation for actionable insights
  • Ability to define the appropriate metric framework to empower the data-driven decision-making process
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience analyzing customer journeys, conversion funnels, or growth with the ability to connect changes in metrics to underlying business drivers.
  • Experience working with partnership or other multi-channel business models, with the ability to evaluate partner performance.

Unstoppable Qualities:

  • A builder mindset, with an interest in using data, automation, and AI to turn recurring analytical problems into scalable capabilities for the broader organization.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting
We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of ERGO NEXT Insurance. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Next Insurance, please do not provide any personal or financial information. You can find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission's website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base salaries for the position in the location(s) listed. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including, without limitation, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. ERGO NEXT employees are also potentially eligible for our annual performance-based incentive program, in addition to our benefits package, consisting of our partially subsidized medical plan, fully subsidized vision/dental options, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible paid time off, parental leave and more.

$158,000—$214,000 USD

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