Senior Data Science Manager, Headway
Growth
$215.9-254k
+ Equity compensation
Therapist-by-insurance marketplace
Open for applications
Therapist-by-insurance marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$215.9-254k
+ Equity compensation
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a new mental healthcare system, rewired for access and affordability.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate pairs technical rigor with empathy for patients and providers, translating data into strategic decisions that improve both access to care and business performance
- 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or growth analytics roles, with at least 3+ years in people management
- Experience partnering across marketing and product teams to optimize acquisition performance, including acquisition in paid and organic channels
- Hands-on experience building and interpreting MMMs, lift studies, and attribution models, translating results into actionable recommendations for marketing and finance
- Proven track record leading teams that span BI, product analytics, and applied data science
- Strong background in experimentation; able to both set strategy and coach others
- Hands-on technical fluency in SQL and Python/R, with experience working with modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, dbt, Looker)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills — able to “translate” technical insights into business impact
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Data Science Manager to lead marketing measurement and top-of-funnel analytics — shaping how patients discover and access care through Headway
- In this role, you’ll lead the team driving growth analytics and marketing science across paid media, SEO, SEM, and emerging partnership channels
- You’ll build the measurement frameworks — attribution, incrementality testing, and media mix modeling — that guide investment decisions and improve marketing efficiency
- Beyond core marketing channels, you’ll extend our acquisition and measurement strategy into new growth surfaces
- Here, your team will define success metrics, establish data foundations, and quantify early impact to inform where and how we scale
- You’ll combine experimentation, advanced analytics, and predictive modeling to uncover what drives awareness, conversion, and partner growth, helping Headway connect more patients with the right providers at the right time
- This is a highly cross-functional role partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Design leaders
- This is a unique opportunity to bring analytical strategy, scientific depth, and human-centered insight to a mission that truly matters — expanding access to effective, personalized mental healthcare
- Lead a cross-functional data science team partnering with Marketing and Product to optimize acquisition performance across paid and unpaid channels, improving how we attract and qualify new patients
- Build and scale frameworks for attribution, incrementality testing, and media mix modeling to inform marketing ROI and budget allocation
- Deliver high-quality product analytics — diagnose funnel performance, identify leverage points, and surface actionable opportunities for growth
- Drive experimentation rigor — uplevel standards for test design, causal inference, and statistical reporting, while mentoring PMs and marketers in experimentation literacy
- Develop BI and self-serve analytics capabilities that democratize data and empower teams to make informed decisions
- Translate complex insights into clear, data-driven recommendations that balance growth efficiency with Headway’s mission to expand access to care
Our take
1 in 4 US citizens are currently living with treatable mental health conditions, however, a vast majority of people are unable to access the care they need, the primary reason being cost. Headway connects clients with therapists who accept insurance as payment and provides independent practitioners with the tools and resources needed to serve their patients and manage administrative workloads.
Headway’s concept is timely, with national mental health under particular strain following events from the past few years. The company facilitates over 600,000 appointments per month and has attracted backing from the likes of Accel and Google Ventures.
Covering 16 states and the District of Columbia, the company intends to broaden its presence across the US with over $325M in funding behind it. This is a crucial avenue for further growth, as medical care deserts across the US mean the potential market is vast.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
64% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$100m
LATE VC
Oct 2023
$125m
SERIES C
Total funding: $327m
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Andrew Adams
(Founder & CEO)Prior to founding Headway in 2017, Andrew was a Product Analyst at Spring Inc.
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