Senior Data Scientist, Analytics — Drive Product Strategy

Meta; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 210,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced Data Scientist (Analytics, Technical Leadership) to drive impact across product areas. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify, quantify, and solve complex problems using data.

You will shape product strategy, build instrumentation, and tell data-driven stories to stakeholders. You will lead analytics across teams, guide data-driven product planning and roadmaps, and communicate insights clearly to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab)
• 8+ years of work experience leading analytics work in IC capacity, working collaboratively with Engineering and cross‑functional partners, and guiding data‑influenced product planning, prioritization and strategy development
• Experience working effectively with and leading complex analytics projects across multiple stakeholders and cross‑functional teams, including Engineering, PM/TPM, Analytics and Finance
• Experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, and experimentation/causal inference methods
• Experience communicating complex technical topics in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

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

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Matlab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Meta seeks an experienced Data Scientist (Analytics, Technical Leadership) to drive impact across product areas. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify, quantify, and solve complex problems using data.

You will shape product strategy, build instrumentation, and tell data-driven stories to stakeholders. You will lead analytics across teams, guide data-driven product planning and roadmaps, and communicate insights clearly to executives.