Senior Data Scientist

Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring! 

GoFundMe is a global community of over 100 million people with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other by making it safe and easy for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves, each other, and their communities. In 2022, GoFundMe joined together with Classy, a leading nonprofit fundraising software company that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Together, GoFundMe and Classy have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $25 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Senior Data Scientist to help our Data Insights team to work primarily with the product development and management teams.

The Job…

• Lead the design, analysis, and interpretation of projects from data requirement gathering to data processing, modeling, and recommendations
• Proatively identify gaps and opportunities for marketing teams to optimize existing and create new marketing experiences/campaigns
• Develop creative yet statistically sound methods of measuring the performance and incremental impact of marketing campaigns
• Advise on the design of AB tests and analyze/present results
• Build and deploy machine learning and statistical models such as Customer Lifetime Value, Lead Scoring, Segmentation, etc end to end through scoping, researching, prototyping, and productionizing
• Create and monitor KPIs
• Mentor more junior team members
• Develop dashboards and perform ad hoc analysis
• Perform light ETLs as needed for the role

You…

• 5+ years of experience building impactful data analytics and science projects
• Experience with marketing measurement tools such as media mix modeling and multi-touch attribution
• Advanced ability to perform data segmentation and manipulation directly using SQL and Python or R
• Experienced in working with large granular enterprise datasets, web clickstream and marketing/media dataset experience preferred
• Strong familiarity with statistics and ML packages and using those to derive business insights
• Able to organize, prioritize and assist with business requests with adequate scoping and stakeholder expectation setting 
• Data visualization skills and experience with BI tools (Tableau/Looker)
• Strong presentation skills, being able to author and present insights to the leadership team, and influence decision makers
• Knowledge of data tracking, database architecture, ETL/data preparation tools, APIs a plus
• Experience collaborating with data engineering teams to design scalable and future-proof instrumentation
• Master's degree in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering or related areas)

Why you’ll love it here...

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions. 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of  mental and wellness programs to support employees   
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together. 
• We live by our core values: consider everything, do the right thing, spread empathy, delight the customer, and give back.
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $125,000 - $170,000 + equity + benefits.  As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.

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