Growth Data Scientist

Recruiting From Scratch; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier talent firm is looking for a Growth Data Scientist to drive user acquisition and engagement. This fully remote position involves collaborating across teams to leverage data and strategies. Ideal candidates will have strong analytics skills, fluency in SQL and Python, and the ability to communicate insights effectively.

Benefits

Generous equity grant

Performance bonus

$20K relocation bonus

$10K housing bonus

$1K monthly stipend for meals

Free Equinox membership

Health insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in startup or tech company settings.
• Familiarity with programmatic SEO and marketing automation.
• Ability to translate complex analyses into understandable narratives.

Responsibilities

• Own growth analytics, design tracking plans, and ensure data accuracy.
• Build predictive models and run A/B tests with engineering teams.
• Translate insights into actionable dashboards for decision making.

Skills

SQL

Python

Attention to detail

Statistical methods

Communication

Tools

MySQL

Snowflake

MongoDB

Airflow

Job description

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.

https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/

About the Role

Growth Data Scientists work at the intersection of product analytics, experimentation, and candidate go-to-market strategy. You will be responsible for uncovering the highest-leverage levers that accelerate user acquisition, activation, engagement, and revenue; and work with Engineering, Product, and GTM teams to turn those insights into compounding growth.

As a Growth Data Scientist, you will

• Own growth analytics end to end: design tracking plans, verify event quality, keep data accurate and organized in the warehouse

• Build predictive and causal models to uncover opportunities from channel ROI to cohort retention

• Run A/B tests with the Platform Engineering team to turn hypotheses into wins

• Translate insights into self-serve dashboards and concise briefs that guide every team’s decisions.

The long term goal is to strengthen network effects and match top talent with companies faster and more profitably.

What Are We Looking For?

• Willingness to work 6 days a week

• Previous founding or startup experience or top-tier tech company experience..

• Fluency in SQL and Python

• Experience querying for SQL (MySQL, Snowflake) and NoSQL (MongoDB) data stores, Airflow or similar orchestration ETL tools

• You are familiar with statistical methods such as regression and Difference-in-differences. You should also be comfortable with marketing automation, PLG funnels, programmatic SEO and lifestyle messaging.

• You should be able to turn complex analyses into crisp narratives and be able to communicate well with leadership.

• Attention to detail and eagerness to learn

Compensation

• Base cash comp from $130K-$250K

• Generous equity grant

• Performance bonus

• A $20K relocation bonus (if moving to the Bay Area)

• A $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

• A $1K monthly stipend for meals

• Free Equinox membership

• Health insurance

https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/