Senior Data Scientist Product Analytics at Vsco

You are curious and driven to collect, analyze and interpret data that will be used to inform product decisions. You can break down complex and ambiguous technical questions and provide clear answers in return. You are not afraid of digging into the data and working across teams to find missing pieces. You care about the integrity and validity of the data. You are excited to help co-workers solve data puzzles, and even more so to teach them how to do it on their own.
VSCO is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to take our data practice to the next level. You will work with our Director of Data Science to build our data model with industry best practice, extract insights from user data to influence the product roadmap, design experiments to measure product impact, and develop automated processes to enable self-serve analytics . You will take a leading role in defining how we leverage data at VSCO, scope out projects, propose approaches, and drive them to completion.
 
The day-to-day

Conduct exploratory analysis to uncover the drivers of user engagement and retention, and produce actionable recommendations
Guide the instrumentation, testing, and analysis of new features in collaboration with the Product Team
Collaborate with our Data Engineering team to drive improvements in data quality for reporting and ad hoc analysis
Build scalable reporting and visualizations to help teams measure product and business performance
Help grow the data science team

 
Qualifications

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or other quantitative field, or equivalent experience
4+ years of full-time work experience as a Data Analyst or Data Scientist at a consumer internet company
Demonstrated experience extracting, manipulating, and analyzing complex data using SQL and R/Python
Good understanding of ETL and data pipelines; Hands-on experience cleaning and aggregating large data sets for analysis and visualization (AIrflow/SQL/MapReduce)
Deep understanding and working knowledge of statistical analysis techniques such as hypothesis testing and regression analysis
Expert in communication, with a consistent track record of partnering across various teams and disciplines

 
Nice to have

Expert in writing ETL and data manipulation scripts in Airflow, Hive, or Spark
Experience working with subscription-based mobile applications
A deep appreciation for photography and the visual arts

 
About VSCO
VSCO is a mobile app that helps you create beautiful, professional-looking photos and videos right from your mobile phone. We offer extensive high-end photo and video editing features, including 200+ presets, and access to a vibrant global community that inspires people to create and share their diverse experiences with one another. Across all products and services, VSCO’s mission is to help everybody fall in love with their own creativity.
Job Perks
A virtual first workplace with quarterly company-wide travel events to connect and play. Equity, health, vision, dental insurance for families, flexible vacation policy, Creative Fridays, VSCO Create weeks (our version of hack week), and so much more. Flexibility is the goal. 
 
Why VSCO?
Creative Freedom
We value the creative process and our employees’ opinions — input is encouraged, regardless of your position or title. We want to work with people who are driven and demonstrate initiative in taking our mission to the next level.
The Working Life
At VSCO, everyone works hard but also takes the time to enjoy life outside of the office. Balance is important to us. 
It Won’t Be Boring
Try new things, push beyond what is known, and explore what might be possible. We celebrate an environment that fights stagnation and challenges the status quo.
Interested in this position?
Tell us why you want to work at VSCO and what we should know about you.
VSCO believes in building a safe place for creative expression and celebrating that which makes us human, welcoming unique and personal backgrounds and experiences. We’re proud to foster diverse perspectives within VSCO as we continue to build an inclusive culture.
 
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