Data Scientist, Analytics (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks experienced Data Scientists to join and drive impact across product areas. You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify complex problems, develop hypotheses, and test them with rigorous analytics.

Your work will guide product development, quantify new opportunities, and ensure products deliver value to users and the company. You will tell data-driven stories and build credibility with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and solve complex problems using data and analysis.
• Shape product development through data-driven insights and quantify new opportunities.
• Lead data-informed product planning, prioritization and strategy development with engineering and analytics teams.
• Communicate results clearly to leadership to influence strategy.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Matlab

Machine Learning

Experimentation

Data Visualization

Communication to Leadership

AI Tools & Prompting

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in quantitative field

Bachelor's in analytical/scientific field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Matlab

Job description

We are seeking experienced Data Scientists to join our team and drive impact across various product areas. As a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and solve complex problems using data and analysis. Your role will involve shaping product development, quantifying new opportunities, and ensuring products bring value to users and the company. You will guide teams using data-driven insights, develop hypotheses, and employ rigorous analytical approaches to test them. You will tell data-driven stories, present clear insights, and build credibility with stakeholders. By joining our team, you will become part of a world-class analytics community dedicated to skill development and career growth in analytics and beyond.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research) 5+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab)
• 8+ years of experience leading analytics work in an IC capacity, working collaboratively with Engineering and cross-functional partners, and guiding data-influenced product planning, prioritization and strategy development
• Experience working effectively with and leading complex analytics projects across multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including Engineering, PM/TPM, Analytics and Finance
• Experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, and experimentation/causal inference methods
• Experience communicating complex technical topics in a clear, precise, and actionable manner 10+ years of experience communicating the results of analyses to leadership teams to influence the strategy
• Masters or Ph.D. Degree in a quantitative field
• Bachelor's Degree in an analytical or scientific field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research)
• 10+ years of experience doing complex quantitative analysis in product analytics
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)