Senior Data Scientist, Instacart

• 6+ years experience working in a quantitative role at a product company or a research organization
• Ability to run rigorous experiments and come up with scientifically sound recommendations
• Ability to write complex, efficient, and eloquent SQL queries to extract data
• Ability to write efficient and eloquent code in Python or R
• A desire to build and improve consumer software products
• Ability to translate business needs into analytical frameworks
• Eagerness to learn, flexibility to pivot when needed, savviness to navigate and thrive in a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset needed to build a successful team and company

Desirable

• Instacart’s growth data science team operates as thought leaders and problem solvers in tandem with the Growth Systems and Marketing orgs, supporting our broader mission to give everyone access to the food they love
• We are responsible for understanding the end-to-end scope of growth, including how marketing shapes and impacts customer behavior both today and in the long run, the efficiency and performance of any marketing technology we utilize, and what the highest ROI investments are in both marketing and marketing technology
• Our team uses data and analysis to power the growth engine of the company
• 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 org’s roadmap
• Provide mentorship to junior teammates and colleagues