Remote Data Scientist

Description:

• Shippo is a company that serves as the shipping layer of the internet, aiming to make merchants successful through world-class shipping solutions.
• The Data Scientist will play a critical role in uncovering insights that drive the data product strategy.
• Responsibilities include analyzing shipping data to identify opportunities for new product features and improvements, investigating trends in carrier performance, delivery times, shipping costs, and user behavior.
• The role involves exploring patterns in label creation, package tracking, and insurance attachment rates.
• The Data Scientist will build data-driven prototypes, such as predictive delivery estimates and cost-saving tools.
• Presenting findings clearly to Product and Engineering teams to inform product strategy is essential.
• The position requires developing and maintaining self-serve dashboards in Sigma for internal teams and customers, ensuring they are accurate, performant, and user-friendly.
• Collaboration with Engineering to improve data pipelines and data models is necessary.
• The Data Scientist will support A/B testing and experiments with statistical analysis, interpret experiment results, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Responding to ad hoc data requests from marketing, sales, and customer success is part of the role.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python is required for analyzing data from multiple sources and synthesizing insights into clear business recommendations.
• The Data Scientist will collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to implement analytics in production and communicate analytical findings effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 6+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or a related role.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field is required.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for querying and manipulating large datasets is essential.
• Experience with BI tools such as Sigma, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or similar is necessary.
• Practical application of data wrangling, data cleaning, and exploratory data analysis (EDA) is required.
• The ability to translate business questions into structured analytical problems is important.
• Candidates should be willing to take on a wide range of tasks, big or small, to drive business success.
• Understanding of statistical methods and machine learning techniques to extract deeper insights from data is required.
• Proficiency with Python for data analysis is necessary.
• Knowledge of A/B testing and experiment analysis is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively are essential.
• Excellent communication skills are required to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Databricks is considered a bonus.

Benefits:

• Shippo offers healthcare coverage for medical, dental, and vision, with 90% covered by the company, including dependents, and pet coverage is also available.
• The company has a take-as-much-as-you-need vacation policy and flexible working arrangements.
• Employees receive 3 Volunteer Days Off (VTOs) each year.
• A WFH stipend is provided to set up a home office.
• Shippo matches charity donations up to $100.
• The company provides dedicated programs, coaching, tools, and resources for professional and career growth, along with an individual learning stipend for personal development.
• Employees can enjoy fun team in-person time through the Shippos Everywhere program, which includes regular team and company off-sites throughout the year as well as local gatherings.