Principal Data Scientist

Headspace

Principal Data Scientist leading data science evolution and forecasting for Headspace's mental healthcare services. Collaborating across teams to optimize marketplace performance and measure outcomes.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeCalifornia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $162,000 - $258,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve end-to-end demand and supply forecasting for care services
Develop high-accuracy forecasting models to support new product launches
Identify and translate drivers of demand variability into actionable operational levers
Build forecasting and shift optimization systems
Enable marketplace leaders with data-driven insights
Partner with cross-functional leaders to define and track key marketplace metrics
Define and standardize clinical and coaching outcome metrics
Lead the development of measurement frameworks for care journeys
Apply causal inference and statistical modeling
Partner with stakeholders to translate outcome insights into improvements
Build and scale data products, forecasting pipelines, and decision-support tools
Collaborate with Data Engineering and BI to define robust data models
Translate complex models into intuitive dashboards
Act as a thought leader in forecasting and decision science
Drive new uses of AI in analytics and forecasting
Mentor and develop data scientists and analysts
Communicate complex findings clearly to executive and non-technical audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of well-rounded analytics and data science experience
6+ years of experience successfully partnering directly with executive leadership and product leaders
Proven experience building and deploying forecasting models
Strong expertise in statistical modeling, causal inference, and experimentation
6+ years of experience owning and managing data products
4+ years of progressive experience in healthcare analytics (preferred)
7+ years of expertise in big data technologies (e.g., Redshift, S3, Databricks, Datalakes, Spark)
Advanced skills in SQL and Python
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field

Benefits

Comp & perks

base salary
stock awards
comprehensive healthcare coverage
monthly wellness stipend
retirement savings match
lifetime Headspace membership
generous parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

forecasting modelsstatistical modelingcausal inferencedata productsbig data technologiesSQLPythondata-driven insightsmeasurement frameworksshift optimization

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcollaborationmentoringthought leadershipproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingstakeholder engagementtranslating complex findingscross-functional partnership