Principal Data Scientist — Build Company Analytics (Remote)

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to establish and lead its data science practice. This strategic, hands-on role requires turning fragmented data into meaningful business outcomes while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders.

You will design analytics frameworks, build scalable pipelines, and mentor teams, with a focus on statistical rigor, experimentation, and influencing product decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or related fields.
• Advanced expertise in Python and SQL.
• Experience establishing analytics functions in growing organizations.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation design, causal inference, and hypothesis testing.
• Experience creating data models, ETL processes, and analytical data pipelines.
• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable analytical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to influence stakeholders.
• Graduate degree or equivalent in quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build the organization's core analytics ecosystem.
• Design, implement, and optimize data pipelines, instrumentation strategies, and reporting infrastructure.
• Integrate, clean, transform, and model data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Analyze noisy and incomplete datasets to uncover actionable patterns and opportunities.
• Develop and execute experiments to validate product initiatives and business assumptions.
• Create dashboards, KPI frameworks, and self-service reporting capabilities.
• Establish scalable standards, documentation, and best practices for analytics and data science.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and business leadership to guide strategic planning and roadmap decisions.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Serve as the organization's expert on analytics methodologies, experimentation frameworks, and statistical best practices.

Skills

7+ years experience

Python

SQL

Analytics function establishment

Statistics and experimental design

Data modeling and ETL

Communication and stakeholder impact

Autonomy and leadership

Education

Graduate degree in quantitative field

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to establish and lead its data science practice. This strategic, hands-on role requires turning fragmented data into meaningful business outcomes while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders.

You will design analytics frameworks, build scalable pipelines, and mentor teams, with a focus on statistical rigor, experimentation, and influencing product decisions.