EvenUp

Data Scientist, Economist

EvenUp

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: TorontoCanada

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Salary

💰 $114,188 - $163,621 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Translate complex datasets into clear insights with strategic recommendations that drive measurable actions and outcomes to inform product direction and business priorities
  • Partner with Product and Operations teams to define KPIs and lead the analytics strategy for key product areas, including causal inference, cohort analysis, retention modeling, and experimentation design
  • Develop forecasts for ARR, conversion, churn, and usage using economic and behavioral data
  • Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and product to shape best practices in experimentation, forecasting, and decision support
  • Frame business questions into well-scoped analytical or modeling problems, especially those with strategic or monetization impact
  • Apply advanced statistical and econometric techniques (including causal inference and forecasting) to analyze business problems
  • Create compelling data narratives that drive decisions about product, pricing, growth, and retention
  • Set standards and best practices for KPIs, metrics, and experimentation across the company
  • Foster a culture of data-driven decision making through strong analytical rigor and communication

Requirements

  • Graduate-level research experience on data-intense problems or 1+ years of industry experience in machine learning or economics-focused roles
  • A blend of economic theory, applied econometrics, and business skills that let you jump into a fast-paced environment and contribute from day one
  • Proven ability to identify and measure causal business impacts using appropriate statistical techniques, especially in complex or observational settings
  • Strong engineering skills with expertise in R or Python and fluency in data manipulation (SQL, Pandas) and machine learning (scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras/TensorFlow) tools
  • Ability to identify and prioritize high-impact problems and deliver solutions that balance urgency and quality
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to distill complex findings from models and economic reasoning into compelling insights and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
  • Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
  • Additional insurance coverage options for life, accident, or critical illness
  • Flexible paid time off, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability
  • 10 US observed holidays, and Canadian statutory holidays by province
  • A home office stipend
  • 401(k) for US-based employees and RRSP for Canada-based employees
  • Paid parental leave
  • A local in-person meet-up program
  • Hubs in San Francisco and Toronto
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
causal inferencecohort analysisretention modelingexperimentation designforecastingstatistical techniqueseconometricsdata manipulationmachine learning
Soft Skills
analytical rigorcommunicationproblem identificationprioritizationcollaboration