Senior Staff Data Scientist

Key Skills

Business Intelligence, Data science techniques, Design, Effective communication skills, ETL frameworks, KPI, Leadership, Looker, Machine learning techniques, Presentation skills, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Statistics, Tableau

Job Description

Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring!

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Senior Staff Data Scientist to join our Data Insights team.

The Job…

• Lead the design, analysis, and interpretation of projects from data requirement gathering to data processing, modeling, and recommendations for various departments across the company
• Act as technical leader on the team - identify and disseminate best practices across team in terms of tools, systems, and processes
• Create and monitor KPIs and present emerging trends and actionable insights to leadership team
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify new opportunities requiring the use of modern analytical and modeling techniques
• Develop dashboards and perform ad hoc analysis
• Build forecasting and ROI models to project growth for various initiatives to assist with roadmap prioritization
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams to design scalable and future-proof instrumentation
• Perform light ETLs as needed for the role

You…

• 10+ years of experience building data analytics and science projects
• Experience with a broad set of statistical and machine learning methods to solve and optimize critical business problems and metrics
• Advanced ability to perform data segmentation and manipulation directly using SQL and Python or R
• Able to organize, prioritize and assist with business requests with adequate scoping and stakeholder expectation setting 
• Data visualization skills and experience with BI tools (Tableau/Looker)
• Strong presentation skills, being able to author and present insights to the leadership team, and influence decision makers
• Knowledge of data tracking, database architecture, ETL/data preparation tools, APIs a plus
• Experience mentoring more junior data scientists/analysts
• Master's degree in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering or related areas)

Why you’ll love it here...

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions. 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together. 
• We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose.
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $160,000 - $200,000 + equity + benefits. As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.