Lead Data Scientist

Summary

Join Alma, a leading mental health care company, as their Lead Data Scientist, Analytics! In this highly cross-functional role, you will leverage your analytical expertise to inform customer acquisition strategies, improve client conversion, and optimize marketing efficiency. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing stakeholders to shape the Care Finding domain's strategy and roadmap. This position offers the potential for future management opportunities. You will generate insights, define metrics, advise leadership, design A/B tests, and communicate technical findings effectively. Alma offers a remote-first work environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Have a Master’s degree in a relevant quantitative field (e.g. data science, statistics, economics, operations research) or equivalent in industry experience
• Have 4-8 years of experience as a data scientist or product analyst supporting product development
• Be an expert in SQL
• Be proficient in either R or Python for data analysis
• Have a proven track record of driving cross-functional initiatives from end to end and delivering significant impact
• Have extensive experience applying statistical analysis (e.g. hypothesis testing and regression analysis) to draw trustworthy conclusions from data
• Be experienced in designing and analyzing A/B testing experiments
• Be able to turn ambiguous business problems into clearly defined data science solutions
• Thrive in a cross-functional environment and be comfortable managing a diverse group of stakeholders
• Be an effective communicator. Drive consensus and influence others to take action by communicating your analytical insights convincingly. Produce exec-ready docs and presentations
• Be results-driven and passionate about building great products, with a proven track record of taking projects from inception to launch

Responsibilities

• Generate insights through statistical and causal analysis to inform product strategy and prioritization
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve client conversion and marketing efficiency
• Define metrics and OKRs that align team output to company goals
• Advise senior leadership on key strategic decisions
• Design, execute, and analyze A/B testing experiments to validate product hypotheses
• Communicate technical insights effectively to influence decision making
• Champion a data-driven decision culture
• Mentor junior data scientists

Preferred Qualifications

Be excited about the potential to move into a people management role and have managed or mentored Data Scientists in the past

Benefits

• We’re a remote-first company
• Health insurance plans through Aetna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA and HSA plans
• 401K plan (ADP)
• Monthly therapy and wellness stipends
• Monthly co-working space membership stipend
• Monthly work-from-home stipend
• Financial wellness benefits through Northstar
• Pet discount program through United Pet Care
• Financial perks and rewards through BenefitHub
• EAP access through Aetna
• One-time home office stipend to set up your home office
• Comprehensive parental leave plans
• 11 paid holidays, 1 Alma Mental Health Day, and 1 Alma Volunteering Day
• Flexible PTO