Remote Senior Data Scientist Needed at Dropbox Dropbox

Digitaltidewave; United States; Remote; USD 168,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead AI-driven initiatives in a new division. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the direction of a startup team, focusing on building a data-informed culture and leveraging AI/ML for product development. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will create scalable data solutions and drive impactful business decisions through data insights. If you're passionate about AI and eager to make a tangible impact in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in data-driven analysis impacting business decisions.
• Proficient in SQL and Python, with a strong understanding of AI/ML.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to enhance AI/ML capabilities and drive product growth.
• Build scalable data foundations and execute impactful experiments.

Skills

Data Analysis

AI/ML Knowledge

Statistical Analysis

Experiment Design

Proficiency in SQL

Proficiency in Python

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's in Statistics

Master's in a quantitative discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Job role: Senior Data Scientist

Company name:Dropbox

Location:Remote, USA

Salary:$168,000 – $228,000 Annually

About the Job: As a Senior Data Scientist for this new division, you will be one of the top contributors defining the mission, guiding our teams and influencing the direction of Dropbox's AI-first mission. You will join a team of top-tier data scientists and be an inherent part of the product org to create and scale this new business.

As a ground floor opportunity for this startup team, we need this senior DS to build a top-tier data-informed culture with a lot of focus on AI/ML impact and execution!

Responsibilities

• You will partner closely with leads across all functions while being focused on the AI/ML team work – Product, Engineering, Design, and Research.
• You will build the reliable, efficient, and scalable data foundations and daily execution standards, tools, and processes for our AI/ML capabilities’ long-term growth.
• You will contribute to a culture of strong technical ownership, resulting in highly reliable products and services at scale.
• You will leverage data-driven insights to proactively identify the most impactful opportunities and inform future experimentation design and product roadmaps.
• You will perform analytical deep-dives to analyze AI-related user problems and opportunities, identify the hypothesis, and design & execute experiments with great rigor and efficient data techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or above in quantitative discipline: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-8+ years experience of leveraging data-driven analysis to influence key business decisions and executives, preferably in a tech company.
• 2+ years working with AI/ML related product teams, and having hands-on experiences to work with data scientists, engineers, product managers, user researchers, and designers.
• Proven track record of being able to work independently and proactively engage with business stakeholders with minimal direction & drive measurable business impact.
• Ability to influence prioritization and execution of high impact projects affecting customer experience, monetization, and the entire organization’s roadmap.
• Ability to provide data insights for 0-1 product even when sample size is small, with a track record of driving directly measurable product or business impact.
• Be proficient with SQL, Python and other coding languages frequently applied in the AI/ML production environment, with deep understanding of statistical analysis & experiment design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have worked in startups or on true 0→ 1 products before.
• Experiences with SaaS search, ranking, AI research, etc.