Head of Data Science

About us

Built and run from New York City, the site connects pet owners with local sitters and dog walkers. Our website and apps help renters search listings, schedule tours and submit applications.

The role

Harborthread Commerce needs someone comfortable with both statistics and production code. The work is on site and cannot be done remotely.

What you'll work on

• Build predictive models in Python using scikit-learn, XGBoost or LightGBM.
• Work with ML engineers to move models into production and monitor drift.
• Estimate causal effects with difference-in-differences, propensity matching or regression discontinuity.
• Pull and shape data with SQL from Snowflake, BigQuery or Databricks.
• Review peers' analyses for statistical correctness.

You have

• 10+ years of applied data science experience.
• Data visualization in matplotlib, seaborn, Plotly or a BI tool.
• Solid grasp of statistical inference, regression and experimental design.

Preferred

• MLflow or another experiment tracking tool.
• Spark for large datasets.
• Published research or strong Kaggle results.

Why work with us

Pay: $315,000 to $375,000/year

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Three weeks of PTO to start.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Harborthread Commerce.