Senior Data Scientist, AI Product Insights

Mixpanel
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 226,000 - 266,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Analytical rigor","Statistical communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Methodological judgment","Documentation"]

Embed as the first data scientist within product engineering to build Mixpanel’s Proactive Insights intelligent layer. Own end-to-end analytical design for Signals, Forecasting, Simulation, and Cohort Detection—using rigorous causal inference, survival/retention modeling, and time-series forecasting (including TimesFM). Partner with engineers to translate model outputs into trustworthy, customer-facing explanations and recommendations, documenting methodology and validating production behavior.

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Senior Data Scientist, AI Product Insights

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Job Summary

Embed as the first data scientist within product engineering to build Mixpanel’s Proactive Insights intelligent layer. Own end-to-end analytical design for Signals, Forecasting, Simulation, and Cohort Detection—using rigorous causal inference, survival/retention modeling, and time-series forecasting (including TimesFM). Partner with engineers to translate model outputs into trustworthy, customer-facing explanations and recommendations, documenting methodology and validating production behavior.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end analytical design for Signals, Forecasting, Simulation, and Cohort Detection, including methodology selection, validation, and iteration.
  • •Assess data quality and trust prerequisites before extending forecasting or predictive features to customers.
  • •Design and apply causal inference methods to establish which user behaviors drive downstream outcomes.
  • •Build and own time-series forecasting models against KPI goals, extending existing use of TimesFM for customer-facing features.
  • •Develop survival/retention and cohort similarity approaches and partner with engineers to ensure production results match expected statistical behavior.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 226,000 - 266,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kParental LeaveVolunteer TimeWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •MS or PhD in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent experience) with demonstrated causal inference expertise.
  • •5+ years applying statistical modeling to real-world product or business problems.
  • •Hands-on causal inference experience (e.g., propensity score matching, regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, or instrumental variables) with method selection judgment.
  • •Experience with survival analysis or retention modeling (e.g., Cox proportional hazards, Kaplan-Meier).
  • •Strong Python fluency across the analytical stack and SQL fluency for data access and validation.
Experience:5+ yearsProduct analyticsGrowthData scienceAIAnalytics platform
Education:Master's
Skills:Analytical rigorStatistical communicationCross-functional collaborationMethodological judgmentDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonStatsmodelsScikit-learnPandasSQLTimesFMChronosARIMAExponential smoothingSurvival analysisCox proportional hazardsKaplan-MeierPropensity score matchingRegression discontinuityDifference-in-differencesInstrumental variablesClustering

Company Brief

Mixpanel
Provides a product analytics and user-behavior platform that helps companies measure engagement, retention, and conversions. Mixpanel delivers event-based analytics, funnels, cohorts, and customizable reports to inform product decisions and optimize user experiences.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2009
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