Dropbox

Senior Data Scientist

Dropbox

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $173,700 - $234,900 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Partner with Product Engineers and Data Engineers to build the reliable, efficient, and scalable data foundations, tools, and processes to drive our AI/ML capabilities’ long-term growth
  • Leverage data-driven insights to proactively identify most impactful opportunities, and directly influence product roadmaps and strategies
  • Perform exploratory and deep-dive analysis to understand user workflows and engagement patterns on AI features, propose hypothesis, and design & execute experiments with great rigor and efficient data techniques
  • Translate complex data insights into implications and recommendations for the business via excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Identify what matters most and prioritize ruthlessly for the area you will own
  • Contribute to a culture of strong technical ownership, partner with DS leadership to keep evolving DS working model and elevate DS impact
  • Work with cross-functional teams (including Product, Engineering, Design, User Research, and senior executives) to rapidly execute and iterate

Requirements

  • Bachelors’ or above in quantitative discipline: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 8+ years experience of leveraging data-driven analysis to influence product roadmap and business decision, preferably in a tech company
  • Proven track record of being able to work independently, driver measurable business impact, and proactively engage with business stakeholders with minimal direction
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python or other programming/scripting languages
  • Deep understanding of statistical analysis, experimentation design, and common analytical techniques like regression, decision trees
  • Ability to provide data insights and recommendations for 0→1 product even when sample size is small
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
  • This role is not available in Zone 1
  • Total rewards package includes competitive salary

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
SQLPythonstatistical analysisexperimentation designregressiondecision treesdata-driven analysisdata insightsdata techniquesquantitative analysis
Soft skills
communication skillsindependent workstakeholder engagementprioritizationtechnical ownershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcritical thinkinginfluenceadaptability