Senior Data Scientist, Dropbox

• An ideal candidate should have robust knowledge of marketing measurement methods (eg Causal inference, attribution, MMM) and strong technical fluency in scripting(Python/R) and querying(SQL)
• Bachelors’ or above in quantitative discipline: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5-8+ years experience using analytics to drive key business decisions; examples include business/product/marketing analytics, business intelligence, strategy consulting
• Proven track record of being able to work independently and proactively engage with business stakeholders with minimal direction
• Significant experience with SQL and large unstructured datasets such as Hadoop
• Deep understanding of statistical analysis, experimentation design, and common analytical techniques like regression, decision trees
• Solid background in running multivariate experiments to optimize a product or revenue flow
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in programming/scripting and knowledge of statistical packages like R or Python

Desirable

• We're looking for a Senior/Staff Data Scientist to partner with Marketing, Brand, Product and Finance teams to answer key questions about the effectiveness of marketing across all our paid and owned channels
• We solve challenging problems and boost business growth through a deep understanding of user behaviors with applied analytics techniques and business insights
• Evaluate and improve our marketing measurement leveraging techniques such as MMM(Marketing Mix Modeling), MTA(Multi touch attribution) and incrementality testing
• Perform analytical deep-dives to analyze problems and opportunities, identify the hypothesis and design & execute experiments
• Inform future experimentation design and roadmaps by performing exploratory analysis to understand user engagement behavior and derive insights
• Create personalized segmentation strategies leveraging propensity models to enable targeting of offers and experiences based on user attributes
• Identify key trends and build automated reporting & executive-facing dashboards to track the progress of acquisition, monetization, and engagement trends
• Extract actionable insights through analyzing large, complex, multi-dimensional customer behavior data sets
• Monitor and analyze a high volume of experiments designed to optimize the product for user experience and revenue & promote best practices for multivariate experiments
• Translate complex concepts into implications for the business via excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Understand what matters most and prioritize ruthlessly
• Work with cross-functional teams (including Data Science, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Design, User Research, and senior executives) to rapidly execute and iterate

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• We offer a generous company contribution toward individual medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including contributions toward dependent premiums
• Keep sharing and collaborating with friends and family even when you’re not at work with free Dropbox space for your whole crew
• Take the vacation you’ve always dreamed of with up to four consecutive weeks of paid time off
• Celebrate common holidays without your paycheck taking the hit with 11 company paid holidays
• Each Dropboxer has access to 32 hours of paid volunteer time off each year that they can use to support the causes close to their hearts
• We regularly offer panels and seminars featuring the best minds in tech, talent, diversity, and beyond that any Dropboxer can attend from the comfort of their home
• No two Dropboxers are the same, and their benefits shouldn’t be either. Our Perks allowance empowers employees to customize their benefits in line with what really matters to them
• Start building a successful 401K retirement plan with our dollar for dollar contribution match, up to $1,500 per quarter to a maximum of $6,000 per calendar year

Total funding: $607.3m

Dropbox started by helping people bring together their files in one central place. The contents of these folders are synchronised to Dropbox's servers along with other computers and devices where the user has installed Dropbox, keeping the same files up-to-date across all devices.