Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference + Experimentation

Discord is looking for an experienced, proactive, and self-driven Senior Data Scientist to join our Experimentation Platform team. The Experimentation Platform puts data at the heart of the company’s decision-making and growth by enabling rapid and accurate product experimentation. Discord runs hundreds of experiments on any given day, turning experiment results into business decisions. As a Data Scientist on this team, you will ensure that the statistical underpinnings of our experiments are sound, that experimenters are able to design experiments with high rigor, and that Discord makes the best business decisions on the basis of these experiments. We are a small and quickly growing team; you will be presented with significant leadership opportunities as we evolve.

Our team directly impacts the strategy and roadmaps that improve Discord for its more than 90M daily active users! If helping make Discord an even better place to hang out with your friends sounds like an exciting challenge - we'd love to chat with you! Check out our blog about how our team informs strategy & innovation at Discord here!

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to improve the reliability and scalability of experimentation at Discord.
• Provide statistical expertise, ensuring that all statistical choices, methodologies, and frameworks are sound and aligned with best practices in causal inference and experimental design.
• Lead initiatives to educate and train cross-functional teams on best practices in experimentation design, statistical methodologies, and causal inference, ensuring a deep understanding of the principles that drive sound decision-making under uncertainty.
• Develop and deliver engaging workshops, training sessions, and educational materials that demystify complex statistical concepts and promote data-driven decision-making across the company.
• Empower our Data Science team (50+ members) to use more rigorous causal inference methods.
• In addition to consulting within the wider Data Science team (50+ members), lead and conduct causal inference research of your own on important Discord priorities.

What you should have

• Proven experience in designing and validating statistical methodologies for experimentation platforms or similar systems, with a focus on ensuring the accuracy and reliability of experimental results.
• MSc in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, etc.) and 2+ years of experience designing, implementing and analyzing experiments or causal inference projects.
• Ability to critically evaluate and recommend statistical approaches and methodologies that enhance the integrity of experimentation frameworks.
• Strong passion for education and the ability to communicate complex statistical and experimental design concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training programs or educational content related to experimentation, causal inference, or statistical analysis, with a track record of fostering a culture of data literacy within an organization.
• Proficient with Python, SQL, R, and other statistical programming languages.

Bonus Points

• PhD in a quantitative field
• Interest in conducting literature reviews, translating and championing best scientific practices to a wide range of functions across the company.
• Track record in using causal inference methods that translated into business decisions and outcomes.
• Passion for Discord or gaming.
• Causal inference related publications.