Staff Data Scientist, Risk & Experimentation

The Wrap; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Benefits

Competitive base pay

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a Data Scientist for Risk to leverage experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decisions affecting small businesses. You will shape metrics, build risk models, and push AI-assisted analytics across teams, owning end-to-end analyses with direct business impact.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering, Product, Design, and Compliance, and is based in San Francisco with in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and experimental design to real business problems.
• Strong SQL and Python skills with solid data storytelling.
• Experience leading technically complex projects with clear business impact.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous stakeholder questions into clear, testable analyses.
• Use sound statistical reasoning and experimentation frameworks to separate signal from noise.
• Build risk models and present recommendations to improve processes and project outcomes.
• Design and interpret experiments; define success metrics and measure impact.
• Tell clear, data-driven stories that connect findings to business strategy for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Own end-to-end delivery of analyses and metrics for your product area.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistical methods

Causal inference

Experiment design

Data storytelling

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Gusto is seeking a Data Scientist for Risk to leverage experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decisions affecting small businesses. You will shape metrics, build risk models, and push AI-assisted analytics across teams, owning end-to-end analyses with direct business impact.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering, Product, Design, and Compliance, and is based in San Francisco with in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.