Data Scientist, Product Analytics

Meta; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Data Scientist, Product Analytics, to shape data-driven insights across our family of apps. You will work with large datasets and cross-functional partners to inform strategy and drive measurable impact.

You will apply SQL, Python, R, and advanced analytics to forecast metrics, test opportunities, and guide roadmaps. This role offers broad scope, equity, and a path to leadership within Meta's analytics community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 6 years of analytics experience (4 years with a Ph.D.).
• Experience with data querying languages (SQL), scripting (Python), and/or statistical software (R).

Responsibilities

• Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical approaches.
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring key metrics.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform and drive product strategy and investment decisions.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE/Math

PhD preferred

Tools

R

Job description

As a Data Scientist at Meta, you will shape the future of people-facing and business-facing products we build across our entire family of applications (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Oculus). By applying your technical skills, analytical mindset, and product intuition to one of the richest data sets in the world, you will help define the experiences we build for billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses around the world. You will collaborate on a wide array of product and business problems with a wide-range of cross-functional partners across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance and others. You will use data and analysis to identify and solve product development's biggest challenges. You will influence product strategy and investment decisions with data, be focused on impact, and collaborate with other teams. By joining Meta, you will become part of a world-class analytics community dedicated to skill development and career growth in analytics and beyond. Product leadership: You will use data to shape product development, quantify new opportunities, identify upcoming challenges, and ensure the products we build bring value to people, businesses, and Meta. You will help your partner teams prioritize what to build, set goals, and understand their product's ecosystem. Analytics: You will guide teams using data and insights. You will focus on developing hypotheses and employ a varied toolkit of rigorous analytical approaches, different methodologies, frameworks, and technical approaches to test them. Communication and influence: You won't simply present data, but tell data-driven stories. You will convince and influence your partners using clear insights and recommendations. You will build credibility through structure and clarity, and be a trusted strategic partner.

Data Scientist, Product Analytics Responsibilities:

• Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products that serve billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
• Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• A minimum of 6 years of work experience in analytics (minimum of 4 years with a Ph.D.)
• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. Degree in a quantitative field
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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Salary and Benefits:

$177,000/year to $247,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.