{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bf98ad80c0a1272596c8e53d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf98ad80c0a1272596c8e53d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf98ad80c0a1272596c8e53d","title":"Lead Data Scientist, Inference","description":"Location\n\nStrava SF\n\nEmployment Type\n\nFull time\n\nLocation Type\n\nHybrid\n\nDepartment\n\nDepartmentTechnologyData and Insights\n\nCompensation\n$240K – $260K • Offers Equity\n\nThis range reflects base compensation only and does not include equity or benefits. Your recruiter can share more details about the full compensation package during the hiring process.\n\nAt Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future.\n\nFor more information, please contact your talent partner.\nAbout Strava\n\nStrava is the app for active people. With over 200 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with Strava today.\n\nOur mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.\n\nAbout This Role\nThe Data Science team at Strava works across the organization to find solutions to the highest-leverage, and often the most challenging, problems facing the business. We use machine learning, causal inference, and measurement systems to synthesize Strava’s unique data assets into models, metrics, and recommendations that our leadership team can act on with confidence.\n\nThis is a strategic individual contributor role that works to link the efforts of our product and marketing teams to tangible outcomes for our athletes and for our business. You’ll develop novel scientific approaches to measuring out business, developing the necessary causal frameworks and models, and help teams develop and evolve our metric strategy to ensure development across the company points toward the highest-leverage outcomes\n\nWe follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco office — three days per week.\n\nWhat You’ll Do:\n\nDesign measurement strategies for Strava's most complex initiatives, applying experimental and quasi-experimental methods (geo testing, difference-in-differences, IV, synthetic control, etc..) to quantify business outcomes\n\nExpand Strava’s understanding of the relationship between user experiences and business performance and evolve org-wide metric strategies, connecting product development and marketing efforts to high quality results\n\nLead deep root-cause investigations into business and product performance, developing novel approaches for problems that don't have an established playbook.\n\nServe as a domain expert in inference for the data team horizontally, reviewing measurement designs and raising the bar for causal evidence quality across DS, Analytics, and cross-functional partners\n\nWhat You’ll Bring to the Team:\n\n5+ years of experience in data science or a related quantitative domain with experience owning measurement strategies and employing both experimental and quasi-experimental methods\n\nDepth in causal inference methods and their real-world failure modes, with the judgment to know when each approach is credible and when it isn't.\n\nStrong SQL proficiency and comfort writing Python for statistical data processing\n\nPython proficiency, with comfort writing production-quality code for statistical analysis and experiment tooling\n\nAbility to communicate quantitative findings as a clear narrative to technical and non-technical partners in product, finance, and senior leadership\n\nWhy Join Us?\n\nMovement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.\n\nOur global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.\n\nWhen you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.\n\nStrava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.\n\nStrava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.\n\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 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No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with Strava today.\n\nOur mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.\n\nAbout This Role\nThe Data Science team at Strava works across the organization to find solutions to the highest-leverage, and often the most challenging, problems facing the business. We use machine learning, causal inference, and measurement systems to synthesize Strava’s unique data assets into models, metrics, and recommendations that our leadership team can act on with confidence.\n\nThis is a strategic individual contributor role that works to link the efforts of our product and marketing teams to tangible outcomes for our athletes and for our business. You’ll develop novel scientific approaches to measuring out business, developing the necessary causal frameworks and models, and help teams develop and evolve our metric strategy to ensure development across the company points toward the highest-leverage outcomes\n\nWe follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco office — three days per week.\n\nWhat You’ll Do:\n\nDesign measurement strategies for Strava's most complex initiatives, applying experimental and quasi-experimental methods (geo testing, difference-in-differences, IV, synthetic control, etc..) to quantify business outcomes\n\nExpand Strava’s understanding of the relationship between user experiences and business performance and evolve org-wide metric strategies, connecting product development and marketing efforts to high quality results\n\nLead deep root-cause investigations into business and product performance, developing novel approaches for problems that don't have an established playbook.\n\nServe as a domain expert in inference for the data team horizontally, reviewing measurement designs and raising the bar for causal evidence quality across DS, Analytics, and cross-functional partners\n\nWhat You’ll Bring to the Team:\n\n5+ years of experience in data science or a related quantitative domain with experience owning measurement strategies and employing both experimental and quasi-experimental methods\n\nDepth in causal inference methods and their real-world failure modes, with the judgment to know when each approach is credible and when it isn't.\n\nStrong SQL proficiency and comfort writing Python for statistical data processing\n\nPython proficiency, with comfort writing production-quality code for statistical analysis and experiment tooling\n\nAbility to communicate quantitative findings as a clear narrative to technical and non-technical partners in product, finance, and senior leadership\n\nWhy Join Us?\n\nMovement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.\n\nOur global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.\n\nWhen you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.\n\nStrava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.\n\nStrava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.\n\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 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