Staff Data Scientist - Marketing

Key Skills

Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Environmental, Machine learning techniques, Marketing Strategy, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Statistics

Job Description

• Own analytical frameworks that guide marketing strategy and execution
• Design rigorous experiments and causal inference models to draw detailed and actionable conclusions
• Enable confident and objective decision making at both strategic and tactical levels
• Use expertise in causal inference, machine learning, economics, and experimentation to shape the future of Instacart
• Apply marketing and marketing technology domain knowledge to identify high-leverage opportunities and shape the team’s roadmap
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues

ABOUT YOU

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years experience working in data-driven analytics/predictive analytics/statistical modeling/data mining (including relevant academic experience)
• Ability to run rigorous experiments or causal inference studies to come up with scientifically sound recommendations
• Ability to translate business needs into analytical frameworks
• Ability to code in Python or R and write complex, efficient SQL queries to extract data 
• Good understanding of how to grow and shape data tools and datasets to improve data-driven decision making
• Ability to thrive in a fast-changing and high-visibility team environment, working autonomously on a strong team to find opportunity and deliver business impact
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Excited about building a world-class marketing data science organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD or MS in computer science, machine learning, statistics, physics, mathematics, economics, or other relevant STEM fields
• 2+ years domain experience in marketing or transferable domain, especially at fast-growing B2C companies

#LI-Remote

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$239,000—$256,000 USD

WA

$229,000—$254,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$220,000—$244,000 USD

All other states

$198,000—$220,000 USD