Senior Staff Data Scientist

Hybrid work

Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Türkiye, and other US locations. Our robust hybrid work model spans San Francisco, Denver, Ankara, Dublin, Mexico City and Melbourne. 

This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at the nearest hub.

About you

You’re an analytical problem-solver ready to put your skills toward purposeful work that has a global impact. You want to lead the way in innovation, exploring the latest technologies and finding new solutions. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to work with and learn alongside the best in Product, Design, and Engineering.

About this role 

We are seeking a highly skilled and collaborative Senior Data Scientist with a strong background in marketing analytics to join our team. In this role, you will partner closely with the Marketing team to improve ROI of our marketing initiatives utilizing your expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, and data mining techniques to uncover actionable insights from complex datasets. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering impactful analytics projects in a marketing or consumer-focused environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner marketing stakeholders to refine marketing initiatives by defining clear problem statements, utilizing predictive modeling to identify target audiences, assessing opportunities, and recommending effective testing and measurement strategies
• Lead the implementation of Media Mix Models to develop global budget allocation strategy and recommend optimal marketing spend across channels and tactics.
• Help establish a marketing measurement framework alongside MMM based on incrementality testing using Geo-based targeting, causal inference, A/B testing and other experimentation methodologies
• Conduct in-depth analysis of marketing performance metrics, customer behavior, and market trends to identify growth opportunities and improve ROI.
• Utilize advanced statistical techniques to build attribution models, analyze customer journeys, and optimize conversion funnels across various marketing channels.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations to effectively communicate insights and KPIs to stakeholders, enabling data-driven decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in data science and marketing analytics, and apply them to enhance our analytical capabilities.

What you’ll have

• Bachelor’s or higher in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related quantitative field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in data science, with a proven track record of applying advanced predictive modeling techniques to drive business impact.
• Strong proficiency in statistical analysis and machine learning, with expertise in media mix modeling, causal inference methods, forecasting, regression, and time series modeling.
• Experience with data pipelining tools such as DBT and Airflow, and proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Command over programming languages such as Python for data analysis and automation.
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau, with a strong understanding of best practices for dashboarding and visualization.
• Leadership and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively to stakeholders.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we’d love to hear from you!

Life at Udemy

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

•  We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.
• Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.
• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.
• We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. 

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage
• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions
• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care
• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay
• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support
• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development
• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution
• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities
• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly
• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

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