Applied Science Manager: Marketplace ML & Analytics

Clipboard; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clipboard is seeking an Applied Science Manager to build and lead the Applied Science function for the marketplace. You’ll own the roadmap, metrics, and reporting, and shape model-driven decisions used across product, engineering, finance, and operations.

You will hire and develop the Applied Science team, mentor scientists, and stay close to IC work while guiding high‑impact analytics that drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, engineering, mathematics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience building and deploying quantitative models in applied or research settings.
• Fluency querying data directly with SQL or an equivalent tool.
• Experience designing and analyzing controlled experiments.
• 1-3 years of experience managing or leading a team.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Experiment design

Team leadership

SQL querying

Education

Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, engineering, or mathematics

PhD or Master’s in economics, OR statistics, engineering, or related field

Tools

SQL

Experimentation tools

Job description

Clipboard is seeking an Applied Science Manager to build and lead the Applied Science function for the marketplace. You’ll own the roadmap, metrics, and reporting, and shape model-driven decisions used across product, engineering, finance, and operations.

You will hire and develop the Applied Science team, mentor scientists, and stay close to IC work while guiding high‑impact analytics that drive business outcomes.