Data Scientist

IXO Inc.; France; Remote; EUR 127,000 - 171,000; Part time

Job summary

IXO Inc. is seeking a data scientist for remote, part-time collaboration to tackle practical statistical questions and data challenges.

The role involves creating cases on experiments, metrics, segmentation, forecasting and predictive models, then working through each case to a reference answer while explaining the reasoning. Applicants should have a master's or PhD in a quantitative field, 3+ years of full-time data science experience, and strong SQL plus Python or R.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate study to master's or doctoral level in a quantitative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Create cases involving experiments, metrics, segmentation, forecasting and predictive models.
• Work through each case to a reference answer and explain the reasoning.
• Identify analytical mistakes that would be easy to overlook without professional modeling experience.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

A/B testing analysis

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Author and solve data-science problems that require practical statistical judgment.

What you will do

• Create cases involving experiments, metrics, segmentation, forecasting and predictive models.
• Work through each case to a reference answer and explain the reasoning.
• Identify analytical mistakes that would be easy to overlook without professional modeling experience.

Required background

• Postgraduate study to master's or doctoral level in a quantitative discipline, for example statistics, computing, economics or mathematics.
• At least 3 years working full-time as a data scientist; internships and study do not count.
• Strong SQL plus Python or R.
• Practical statistics such as A/B testing, regression, causal inference or predictive modeling.
• At least 10 hours per week. This work requires data-science practice rather than data engineering, deployment-only ML engineering or reporting-only analysis.

Preferred background

• Product, growth or marketplace-team experience.
• Designing experiments and interpreting their results.
• Clear English explanations of an analysis.

Location and eligibility

• Remote work; country restrictions are not stated.

Availability

• Remote asynchronous work, minimum 10 hours per week.

Pay and engagement

• $121/hr USD hourly compensation. The applicable rate and agreed work scope are confirmed before work begins.