Scientist to Data Scientist

4 Weeks ago • All levels • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

Patreon seeks a Scientist to transition into a Data Scientist role. This involves learning data science fundamentals through training, on-the-job experience, and mentorship. The role focuses on building product features to improve creator monetization and community engagement. Responsibilities include quantitative research, metric design, hypothesis testing, collaboration with ML/data engineering teams, and communicating data insights to various stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a PhD in a technical field, strong statistical skills, data analysis experience (Python, R, etc.), and excellent communication abilities. The position is based in San Francisco or New York with a hybrid work model (2 days in-office).
Must have:
  • PhD in technical discipline
  • Strong statistical skills
  • Data analysis experience (Python/R)
  • Excellent communication
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment
Perks:
  • Competitive benefits package
  • Equity plans
  • Healthcare
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company holidays
  • Commuter benefits
  • Lifestyle stipends
  • Learning & development stipends
  • Parental leave
  • 401k plan with matching

Job Details

Patreon is the best place for creators to build memberships by providing exclusive access to their work and a deeper connection with their communities. We’re building a content and community platform where creators can engage directly with their fans and monetize their creativity, while maintaining full ownership over the work they make and the communities they create.

We’re leaders in the membership space with 250,000+ active creators and over $3.5 billion paid directly to creators on our platform. Our team is building tools to optimize the creator-to-fan relationship, including native video, enhanced podcasting features, improved creation tools, and new community experiences.We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the most talented team in the Creator Economy and are looking for a science PhD looking to transition into a Data Scientist to support our mission.

This role is based in San Francisco or in New York and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

About the Role

  • You will learn the fundamentals of Data Science through a combination of training sessions, on-the-job learning, and mentorship.

  • You will become the expert in an area of our product and with a cross-functional team to build product features that help creators improve their membership monetization and community.

  • You’ll conduct quantitative research to inform product strategy and opportunities, design metrics to help track goals and make decisions, devise learning methods (including experiments) to test hypotheses, and work closely with our machine learning and data engineering teams on building user-facing data products. 

  • You'll translate data into actionable insights and communicate your technical work to the data team, your cross-functional partners, executive leadership, and the rest of the company. 

About You

  • You have a PhD in a technical discipline, such as Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Math, Biology, Psychology, Economics, among others.

  • You are finishing your PhD by May 2025 or are already a postdoc/early faculty at an academic or research institution.

  • You have strong statistical skills and have solid analytical thinking. You ask the right questions and strive to see beyond the numbers to understand what an analysis represents in terms of real-world applications.

  • Your research involved working directly with data and conducting analyses.

  • You are fluent in a data analysis language or tool, such as Python, R, Matlab, among others.

  • You are motivated to work in a fast-paced environment and have a positive impact on creators’ lives.

  • You have a growth mindset and aspire to continuously improve your soft and technical skills.

  • You are a great communicator with a love for clarity and simplicity.

About Patreon

Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

  • Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win. 

  • Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.

  • Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver. 

  • Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, unlimited paid time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

Compensation Range: $164.1K - $222K

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