Lead Data Scientist, Technical Leadership

Meta; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 210,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks experienced Data Scientists to drive impact across product areas, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape strategy, quantify opportunities, and tell data-driven stories with credible insights.

You will lead analytics projects, guide data platforms and instrumentation, and influence product development with rigorous experimentation and measurement. This role offers high visibility within Meta's analytics community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years leading analytics work in IC capacity and guiding data-influenced product planning and strategy development.
• Experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, and experimentation/causal inference methods.
• Experience communicating complex technical topics clearly to stakeholders.
• Ability to lead cross-functional analytics projects with Engineering, PM/TPM, Analytics, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Work with complex data sets to solve challenging problems using analytical and statistical approaches.
• Apply technical expertise in quantitative analysis, experimentation, and data mining to develop product strategies.
• Identify and measure success through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring key metrics.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to inform and execute product strategy and investment decisions.
• Build long-term vision and strategy for programs and products.
• Collaborate with executives to define and develop data platforms and instrumentation.
• Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Define success metrics, forecast changes, and set team goals.
• Support developing roadmaps and coordinate analytics efforts across teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data storytelling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Master's or Ph.D. in quantitative field

Bachelor's in analytical/scientific field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Matlab

Job description

Meta seeks experienced Data Scientists to drive impact across product areas, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape strategy, quantify opportunities, and tell data-driven stories with credible insights.

You will lead analytics projects, guide data platforms and instrumentation, and influence product development with rigorous experimentation and measurement. This role offers high visibility within Meta's analytics community.