Data Scientist (Master's University Grad)

Pinterest; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Data Scientist to help evolve the product by analyzing user behavior and advertiser value, and by measuring the impact of potential changes. You will apply quantitative analysis, modeling, and data mining while partnering with engineering and product teams to drive actionable insights.

The role involves shaping the product roadmap, designing core metrics, and evaluating A/B tests. Strong communication and the ability to connect data to business outcomes are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, applied sciences, computer science or related field.
• Strong SQL and scripting (Python or R) experience.
• Experience with ML, forecasting, econometrics or related quantitative methods.
• Ability to translate analyses into actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Apply quantitative analysis, modeling, and data mining to inform product decisions.
• Design core metrics and experiments to measure impact and guide roadmaps.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, eng, design, and researchers.
• Communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical partners.

Skills

SQL

Python or R

Machine Learning

Statistical Modeling

Forecasting

Econometrics

Education

Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, applied sciences, computer science or related field

Job description

• We’re looking for a Data Scientist to help evolve and shape the future of our product — inspiring Pinners and connecting them with actionable content, understanding advertisers and measuring the value Pinterest provides to them, and enabling our employees to evaluate potential product changes faster than ever before
• You’ll apply quantitative analysis, statistical techniques, modeling and data mining while working cross-functionally with engineering and product partners
• The results of your work will influence the team roadmap, identify actionable product opportunities, refine our experimentation platform, and drive key initiatives, turning your insights and analyses into real-world products
• Contribute to our product roadmap and mission - to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love - using data and exploratory analysis to understand user behavior and trends, and identify opportunities for product innovation
• Design and implement core metrics that guide the team efforts and help design and evaluate A/B experiments that drive these metrics
• Explore alternative experimentation techniques to help internal teams evaluate their ideas faster
• Work cross-functionally to build and communicate key insights, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers to help build the next experiences on Pinterest

Strong critical thinking when working with AI-generated suggestions, with a clear approach to validating correctness, performance, security, and maintainabilityAbility to manipulate large data sets with high dimensionality and complexity; fluency in SQL and a scripting language (Python or R)Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches including in the fields of Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, Econometrics or other related fieldsAbility to connect data analysis to real business problems, in order to impact business performanceMaster’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, applied sciences, computer science or related fieldExcellent communication skills and the ability to explain learnings to both technical and non-technical partners