Senior Applied Scientist, Customer Growth

Thumbtack
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Technical mentorship","Roadmap planning","Problem decomposition","Cross-functional communication","Execution leadership"]

Lead applied science initiatives for customer growth by building and deploying production-grade machine learning systems. Design and execute experiments, analyze structured and unstructured data, and apply probability, statistics, optimization, and causal inference to improve onboarding, engagement, and reactivation. Partner with engineering, marketing, and economists, maintain scientific rigor while moving quickly, and provide technical mentorship to other applied scientists.

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Senior Applied Scientist, Customer Growth

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Job Summary

Lead applied science initiatives for customer growth by building and deploying production-grade machine learning systems. Design and execute experiments, analyze structured and unstructured data, and apply probability, statistics, optimization, and causal inference to improve onboarding, engagement, and reactivation. Partner with engineering, marketing, and economists, maintain scientific rigor while moving quickly, and provide technical mentorship to other applied scientists.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Initiate and drive applied science initiatives to completion, focusing on business impact.
  • •Architect and deploy machine learning systems to production.
  • •Design and execute experiments; collect and analyze data to characterize product and marketing.
  • •Analyze structured and unstructured, observational and experimental data using sound statistical practices.
  • •Provide technical mentorship to other applied scientists and collaborate with engineering, marketing, and economists.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience developing production-grade machine learning models.
  • •Ability to read, write, and debug code in programming languages such as Python.
  • •Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, including experimental design, optimization, and causal inference.
  • •Experience providing technical mentorship to other applied scientists.
  • •Proven ability to create and drive technical, business-impactful roadmaps and lead execution.
Experience:5+ yearsMachine learningApplied science
Skills:Technical mentorshipRoadmap planningProblem decompositionCross-functional communicationExecution leadership
Tech Stack:PythonMachine learningAI/MLGenerative AIAgentic tools

Company Brief

Thumbtack
Provides an online marketplace connecting local service professionals (home improvement, events, lessons, and more) with customers seeking quotes, reviews, and booking tools to hire vetted contractors and providers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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