Lead Data Scientist, Pendulum Therapeutics
Data and Systems
$170-225k
+ Equity
Reinventing personal health naturally through the microbiome
Open for applications
Reinventing personal health naturally through the microbiome
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$170-225k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bridge nature and medicine.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires expertise in advanced analytics and machine learning within a consumer business
- MSc/Phd in Data Science, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in data science or advanced analytics, in consumer industries
- Expertise in Python, SQL, Pandas, SparkSQL; familiar with data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift
- Solid background in statistical analysis, including hypothesis testing and causal inference
- Experience with marketing analytics, including segmentation, LTV, CAC, retention, and familiarity with web analytics tools like Google Analytics or Heap
- Strong expertise in machine learning (predictive modeling, clustering, regression) and experience in deploying models to production
- Experience in building and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, and feature engineering
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and effectively communicate data insights to stakeholders
- Strong business acumen in a consumer business with a subscription model and proven success in providing actionable data insights that enabled business growth
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment where adaptability is imperative
- Familiarity with AWS, Docker, ECS, Snowflake, DBT, Fivetran, Airflow a plus
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist with deep experience in Marketing to transform data into actionable insights and algorithms that drive key decisions
- You will develop predictive models, optimize marketing strategies, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Data teams in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to understand business objectives, frame problems, and develop models and frameworks to solve them
- Lead data science initiatives to enhance acquisition algorithms, channel optimization, and retention solutions
- Build and scale experimentation frameworks, driving insights through A/B testing for acquisition, retention, and engagement strategies
- Develop customer acquisition and retention KPIs, leveraging cohort data to track LTV, CAC, churn, and performance across sales channels
- Utilize data to guide strategic marketing decisions, including budget allocation, targeting strategies, and ad personalization
- Drive actionable insights by analyzing patterns and trends across commercial and customer data, delivering clear and impactful presentations to stakeholders
- Prioritize key data science initiatives that deliver high impact, focusing on growth, personalization, and maximizing customer lifetime value
- Lead efforts to integrate foundational technologies that support real-time data analysis and continuous experimentation
- Foster a deep understanding of business fundamentals, proactively addressing future trends and data needs to support growth and innovation
Our take
Pendulum Therapeutics developed its product by analyzing the genetic material of microbes in the human body. Its debut product, Pendulum Glucose Control is a medical probiotic, the first of its type to be clinically proven to be effective at lowering blood sugar spikes in people with type 2 diabetes. Classified as a medical food, it bridges the gap between medication that can cause side effects and generic probiotic products that have no scientific backup with regards to efficacy.
Pendulum Glucose Control has been greatly in demand, and so with a $54M investment, manufacturing has scaled up. Other products from Pendulum include supplements for gut health and metabolism optimization supplements, the latter also becoming a key product from the team.
In 2023, Pendulum increased its already thriving publicity with the appointment of actor Halle Berry as its CCO, hinting at a scaling up of its operations in line with its media visibility. Its 2024 breakthrough product has been its GLP-1 Probiotic drink, a first-of-its-kind drink to control metabolism.
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Company benefits
- 401k with company matching
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Flexible schedules and unlimited vacation policy
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- Collaborative team environment
- Casual culture (66% of founders usually wear hoodies)
- Small on-site gym
- Strong emphasis on work/life balance: we believe it, we encourage it, we live it
- Walking distance to Bart & Muni
Company HQ
Dogpatch, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Eid
(CSO & Co-Founder)They took a Ph.D. at The University of Illinois before spending 8 years at Pacific Biosciences. They left this Principal Scientist role in September 2013 to co-found Pendulum Therapeutics, serving since as Chief Scientific Officer.
Colleen Cutcliffe
(CEO & Co-Founder)Having studied for a Ph.D. at John Hopkins University, they worked as a Hospital Project Manager for 3 years prior to joining Elan Pharmaceuticals as a Scientist. They spent 4 years at Pacific Biosciences with John before co-founding Pendulum Therapeutics in 2013.
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