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The Wealthfront Data Science team utilizes our rich financial and behavioral data to influence Marketing, Product and information security decisions. The Data Scientist in this role will be primarily embedded within Wealthfront’s Lifecycle (LC) Marketing team. The objectives of the LC Marketing team are maximizing lead conversion and optimizing client engagement. The set of potential projects for this role includes (but is not limited to) client segmentation, campaign design and analysis, and client value modeling. A successful Lifecycle Marketing Data Scientist employs a combination of economic intuition, first-principles mathematical modeling, statistics (including causal inference) and machine learning. A key desired trait for this role is an ability to collaboratively create experiments based on clients’ hypothesized pain points, aspirations, and moments of delight. An ideal candidate will also act as a mentor to junior team members and demonstrate an ability to explain technical concepts in a simple language.
Job Responsibility:
Suggest and analyze Lifecycle Marketing campaigns rooted in clients’ delight and friction
Employ and exemplify rigor in mathematical analyses and sound design principles in software development
Collaborate with the Lifecycle Marketing team to define quarterly and yearly initiatives
Turn initiatives into projects with clear rationale, candidate approaches and milestones
Execute planned projects through hands-on work and delegation. This includes tracking priority and progress of projects in weekly meetings
Articulate technical information, including assumptions, methodologies, and outcomes to specialists across disciplines. Translate hunches to hypotheses and numbers into recommendations
Absorb and articulate the Marketing strategy and project rationales to Data Scientists
Requirements:
Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research or Natural Sciences, with 4-8+ years of prior experience as a Data Scientist
Proficiency in Python and SQL
A strong foundation in practical Statistics including the use of causal inference
Strong mathematical and software engineering skills
Fluency in long and short form oral and written communication
Ability to sharpen or reframe project requirements through effective collaboration
Desire to mentor junior Data Scientists by exemplifying math, engineering and technical communication skills
Nice to have:
Experience in a Marketing facing role preferred, but not required
What we offer:
medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more