Staff Data Scientist - Product Analytics

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own a product measurement strategy: define north star and input metrics for a major product area
• ▹Lead multi-team initiatives where the right path isn't obvious
• ▹Set the experimentation standard: test design frameworks, guardrails, decision rules
• ▹Develop evaluation systems for complex products (matching, ranking, applied AI), combining offline and online evaluation
• ▹Build scalable analytical assets: semantic definitions, self-serve dashboards, monitoring and alerts
• ▹Mentor other data scientists and analytics partners, provide technical review
• ▹Be a thought leader: identify opportunities and shape roadmaps with an evidence-based point of view

Requirements

• ▹10+ years using data to drive product or business decisions (product, growth, engineering, or operations)
• ▹Expert SQL fluency and strong Python or R skills, building reliable, reusable analysis workflows
• ▹Deep expertise in Bayesian experimentation, causal inference, and measurement design
• ▹Strong applied modeling judgment: know when a model is the right tool
• ▹Track record of leading ambiguous, cross-team work with measurable outcomes
• ▹Excellent executive communication and influence
• ▹Strong product sense and instinct for decision leverage
• ▹Motivated by the mission of improving mental healthcare access and affordability

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Equity compensation
• ▹Medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA/FSA, 401K
• ▹Work-from-home stipend
• ▹Therapy reimbursement
• ▹16-week parental leave
• ▹Carrot Fertility reimbursement and membership
• ▹13 paid holidays plus December break
• ▹Flexible PTO
• ▹Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ▹Training and professional development

About the company

Headway is a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, and others) building a new mental healthcare system - over 75,000 therapists and 1M+ patients rely on its software.