Research Data Scientist — Premium Growth & Pricing (Onsite)

YouTube; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target 15%

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

YouTube's Music and Premium Data Science team is hiring a Research Data Scientist based in San Bruno, CA (onsite). You will build research-grade models and define evaluation metrics that support YouTube Premium subscriber growth, profitability, and user experiences.

You’ll work across projects with partners to turn business questions into measurable analysis, models, and diagnostics, including work that supports pricing decisions and premium funnel performance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics/Data Science/Math)
• 3–5 years analytics experience with coding (Python, R, SQL) or a PhD.
• Strong ability to read and apply quantitative methodologies from literature

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business questions and refine them into tractable analysis and models.
• Use data infrastructure or existing models to design and evaluate models with limited precedent.
• Lead operational diagnoses for the premium business, including drivers of churn, conversion, and lifetime value.
• Contribute to pricing adjustments by analyzing effects on subscribers and estimating price elasticity.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Education

Master’s degree in Statistics / Data Science / Mathematics

PhD degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

YouTube's Music and Premium Data Science team is hiring a Research Data Scientist based in San Bruno, CA (onsite). You will build research-grade models and define evaluation metrics that support YouTube Premium subscriber growth, profitability, and user experiences.

You’ll work across projects with partners to turn business questions into measurable analysis, models, and diagnostics, including work that supports pricing decisions and premium funnel performance.