CareerPlan

Staff Data Scientist

San Francisco, CaliforniaFull-time$180k–$270k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead high-impact data science initiatives across marketing, growth, and product to shape audience strategy, acquisition, retention, personalization, and investment efficiency.

Role type

Staff Data Scientist (Senior IC, Strategy & Mentorship)

Builds

Scalable measurement and modeling frameworks, AI-enabled workflows, and decision science capabilities for go-to-market and product surfaces.

Domain

Non-profit / Social Impact (Donation Marketplace) + Data Science / Marketing Optimization

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Causal inference, Uplift modeling, Heterogeneous treatment effects, Incrementality measurement, A/B testing, Multi-arm bandits, SQL, Python, AI-assisted development, Technical strategy definition, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Media mix modeling, Multi-touch attribution, Forecasting, Budget allocation, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Optimizely, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow

Technologies

Python, SQL, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Optimizely, GrowthBook, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow, Git, Looker, Tableau

Responsibilities

Define org-level technical strategy for experimentation and modeling; Design and interpret experiments to estimate incrementality and treatment effects; Develop ML models for targeting, segmentation, and lifecycle optimization; Partner with stakeholders to evaluate acquisition, retention, and ROI; Use AI tools to accelerate prototyping and analysis; Translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for executive audiences; Mentor data scientists and analysts on methodology and best practices.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership and mentorship