Lead Data Scientist, Inference

Design measurement strategies for Strava's most complex initiatives, applying experimental and quasi-experimental methods (geo testing, difference-in-differences, IV, synthetic control, etc..) to quantify business outcomes

Expand Strava’s understanding of the relationship between user experiences and business performance and evolve org-wide metric strategies, connecting product development and marketing efforts to high quality results

Lead deep root-cause investigations into business and product performance, developing novel approaches for problems that don't have an established playbook.

Serve as a domain expert in inference for the data team horizontally, reviewing measurement designs and raising the bar for causal evidence quality across DS, Analytics, and cross-functional partners

5+ years of experience in data science or a related quantitative domain with experience owning measurement strategies and employing both experimental and quasi-experimental methods

Depth in causal inference methods and their real-world failure modes, with the judgment to know when each approach is credible and when it isn't.

Strong SQL proficiency and comfort writing Python for statistical data processing

Python proficiency, with comfort writing production-quality code for statistical analysis and experiment tooling

Ability to communicate quantitative findings as a clear narrative to technical and non-technical partners in product, finance, and senior leadership

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