Senior Data Scientist, Experimentation

HelloFresh • FULL_TIME • New York, NY, US • 2d ago

Senior Data Scientist, Experimentation

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Data Scientist to join our Experimentation Team. As part of the wider Data Science team within Marketing, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our investment strategy through the sophisticated design, analysis and interpretation of experiments. You will work closely with our Marketing stakeholders to develop hypotheses, ensure robust test setups and guide on how to implement learnings for maximum impact. Close collaboration with marketing leadership and our own talented data team will be critical, as you significantly influence our business strategies and performance. We are looking for an individual with strong communication skills who understands the key drivers of business performance, and loves to learn while tackling challenging problems.

You Will:

Design, oversee setup, and analyze experiments to quantify the impact of marketing investments and to enhance our understanding of products.
Use your expertise in AB testing, marketing channel lift studies, and causal inference to suggest innovative approaches to experimentation and contribute to strategic decision-making processes.
Own the complete test design process, from sample size estimation through deployment, analysis and reporting while working hand in hand with channel managers/product owners and business strategy leaders.
Lead the development, deployment, and adoption of causal inference models to measure marketing campaigns, optimizing investments across short and long-term business objectives.
Take ownership of end-to-end projects, operating where there's a high degree of ambiguity, and delivering results within ambitious timelines.
Translate insights into relevant business recommendations, anticipating the needs of business stakeholders.
Act as a mentor, guiding and coaching junior Data Scientists in technical and storytelling aspects.

You Have:

MSc / Bachelors (preferred in a scientific discipline with a strong focus on experimentation and causal inference)
Minimum of 5 years of proven experience as a data scientist, with a demonstrated track record of successfully conducting A/B tests and experiments within a dynamic tech company, preferably in an e-commerce or direct-to-consumer business setting
Solid grasp of advanced statistical concepts (e.g., Bayesian statistics; sequential testing; multilevel and generalized linear models, double ML; timeseries; bootstrapping)
Practical experience with causal inference and experimentation, including experiment design and platform setup.
Expertise in Python and SQL, with direct experience working with very large datasets. Production-level modeling experience is preferred.
Proven experience leading data-driven projects from definition to execution, influencing business decisions and outcomes.
Practical experience in time series analyses, forecasting techniques, cohort and survival analyses.
Strong organizational skills, a sense of ownership and accountability, and the ability to lead projects independently.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences, from technical teams to executives.

Proficiency in building compelling stories through data visualization and narratives.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

About HelloFresh

We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagramand LinkedIn.

HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:

Europe:EUaccommodations@hellofresh.com.
APAC: APACaccommodations@hellofresh.com
United States: USCandidateAccommodations@hellofresh.com
Canada:CAaccommodations@hellofresh.com

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