Principal Data Scientist

Summary

Join Qualtrics' Advisory Team as a Principal Data Scientist and leverage your data science expertise to provide actionable insights to clients. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to improve customer and employee experiences. This role requires 10+ years of experience delivering data-driven insights and strong coding skills in R. You will be responsible for answering client business questions, delivering insightful presentations, building client relationships, and contributing to continuous improvements in data science methods. Growth opportunities include enhancing data science skills, expanding client engagement, and exploring domain growth within the company. The team offers a collaborative environment, commitment to growth, and an innovation focus.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in a technical field (statistics, data science, analytics, mathematics, social science, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of both the theory and practice of data science (with strength in explanatory/inferential and predictive statistics)
• 10+ years delivering data-driven insights to stakeholders (internal or external)
• 10+ years experience wrangling data focused on human-centered business problems
• 4+ years hands on coding experience in R
• Have a solid understanding of rigorous research methodology, e.g., survey design and experimental design
• 4+ years work experience as a client-facing [internal or external client] data scientist/analytical consultant
• Demonstrated history of working successfully with external/internal clients as evidenced by strong Data Science project work and impact
• Can communicate complex concepts in a clear, concise and compelling composition
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Able to build trusted, peer relationships with clients
• Ability to communicate effectively to both highly academic and business (non-academic) audiences

Responsibilities

• Improved Data Science Craft: answer client business questions using data science methods & tools. Ideate on potential approaches. Select the most appropriate methods to solve the problem
• Story-telling with Insights: deliver actionable and insightful presentations to our key customers undergirded by predictive, explanatory and/or descriptive analyses
• Client Relationships: build relationships with key clients, and internal counterparts
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to ongoing improvements in data science methods, tools, visualizations and ways of working that compellingly provide key insights
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with leaders across different functions to develop and execute multidisciplinary solutions and improve the customer experience
• Data Science Practice: answer client business questions using data science methods & tools
• Insight Delivery: deliver actionable and insightful presentations to our key customers undergirded by predictive and/or descriptive analyses
• Client Engagement: Build relationships with key clients, and internal counterparts
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to ongoing improvements in data science methods, tools, visualizations and ways of working
• Sales Support: Support large sales efforts to demonstrate the value of Qualtrics’ advisory services to our prospective customers
• Offering Development: Work with our global leadership team to lead the development of new and innovative Data Science and Insights offerings that meet our customers emerging needs and support new product releases
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with leaders across different functions to develop and execute multidisciplinary solutions and improve the customer experience
• Product Development: Collaborate with the Product team to provide real-world scalable client insights that shape the Product roadmap

Benefits

• $1800 USD Experience bonus to be used for an “Experience” of your choosing
• Competitive salary, performance bonuses, generous savings fund match
• Quarterly Wellness Reimbursement, can be used for activities including gym memberships, spa massages, workout equipment, meditation apps, and much more
• Amazing QGroup Communities; MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, which exist as places for support, allyship, and advocacy