Director of Data Science, Hungryroot
Machine Learning
$200-240k
+ Equity + Bonus Eligible
Personalized grocery & recipe delivery service
Be an early applicant
Personalized grocery & recipe delivery service
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-240k
+ Equity + Bonus Eligible
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in data science or machine learning engineering
- Strong foundation in statistical modeling, classical ML algorithms, and predictive modeling
- Experience leading cross functional teams and driving data-science led roadmaps preferred
- Proficiency in Python, C++, and ML libraries (e.g.,pandas, NumPy, XGBoost, LightGBM)
- Experience with building, deploying, and maintaining models end-to-end in production environments
- Comfortable pair programming and working collaboratively in remote team environments
- Clear communication across technical levels and comfort working with diverse peers
- Familiarity with Databricks and Spark
- Bonus: Experience in e-commerce, grocery, or subscription-based B2C models
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Director, Data Science (Machine Learning) to be a part of our growing Data Science team
- You will be responsible for building and managing machine learning models to enhance personalization, optimize inventory, and streamline logistics
- You will be a key leader in our team, driving ML strategy and, eventually, managing our ML division
- This role involves collaborating with various teams to translate business requirements into scalable machine learning solutions and owning the entire ML pipeline; from data exploration to model deployment, while staying up to date with industry advancements to apply innovative techniques effectively
- At Hungryroot, we are all technical individual contributors in our respective fields. As such, the first several months as part of the team will be heavily weighted towards IC work, with managing a team coming later on
- Build, deploy, and maintain end-to-end machine learning models (decision trees, Bayesian models, clustering, for example) to drive personalization, recommendations, inventory optimization, and logistics
- Lead and evolve the ML function to support the next phase of Hungryroot’s Data Science team
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and ops to translate business needs into scalable ML solutions
- Ideate and brainstorm with Operations Research Engineers, ML Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts to continually enhance and drive the ML roadmap forward
- Own the full ML pipeline: from data exploration and feature engineering to model training, evaluation, and productionization
- Write clean, production-ready code with an emphasis on reusability, performance, and reliability
- Stay current with the latest trends and techniques in machine learning and apply them pragmatically to real-world problems
Our take
Hungryroot is a grocery and meal kit service looking to revolutionize the end-to-end grocery experience. Its platform uses proprietary AI tech to personalize and predict grocery orders, whilst helping customers meet personal goals like trying new foods or losing weight.
The grocery market has historically been resistant to digitization, but as it begins to get on board with eCommerce there’s real space for innovation. An efficient and predictive grocery solution like Hungryroot is certainly unique, and possibly highly attractive in a market where speedy and personalized service remain customer priorities.
Especially promising is Hungryroot’s strong customer retention figures, which puts it in good stead. It has rapidly expanded despite challenges such as labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. By placing a continued focus on customer experience, it has the chance to continue growing in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Mar 2018
$22m
SERIES B
Total funding: $79.1m
Company benefits
- Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
- Equity
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Universal paid parental leave
- Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
- Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
- 401k with match
- A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Ben McKean
(Founder & CEO)Co-founded and was CEO at Savored, which was acquired by Groupon. Became VP and General Manager of Groupon for nearly three years, before founding Hungryroot in 2015. Founded Every in 2023.
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