Staff Data Scientist, Consumer
Join Reddit as a Staff Data Scientist to influence product strategy and drive user engagement through data-driven insights.
Requirements
- Experience
- 6–10 years
- Education
- Master's degree
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Staff Data Scientist at Reddit, the individual will focus on shaping product strategy by analyzing user behavior and identifying opportunities for growth and engagement. Proficiency in SQL, statistical analysis, and programming languages like R or Python is essential, alongside a strong ability to communicate insights to stakeholders. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with extensive experience in data science, particularly those who thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy mentoring others. Reddit's commitment to innovation and community makes this a pivotal role in driving the platform's evolution.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Reddit's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Staff Data Scientist, Consumer role remote?
- Yes — Reddit lists this as a fully remote position.
- How much experience is required?
- 6–10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Data Scientist, Consumer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: SQL, Python, R.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reddit targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Data Scientist, Consumer role at Reddit.
From the original posting
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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