Gusto · 6 hours ago
Staff Data Scientist - Gusto 401(k)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy by handling essential services like payroll and HR. The Senior/Staff Data Scientist will leverage experimentation and statistical analysis to drive strategic decision-making, focusing on the Gusto Retirement platform and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver insights and improve business performance.
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Responsibilities
Lead: Own ambiguous problems with an AI-native approach, design analysis frameworks, and introduce structure that scales across multiple product domains
Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with product managers, engineering leads, designers, and operations teams to proactively identify opportunities, align on strategy, and guide data-informed decision-making
Analytical Rigor: Apply advanced statistical methods, causal inference, and experimentation to surface drivers of product performance, separating signal from noise
Experimentation & Measurement: Design, analyze, and interpret experiments; leverage AI tools and workflows to ensure insights highlight trade-offs and limitations based on sample size and data quality
Execution: Deliver multiple high-impact projects, balancing trade-offs to maximize business value, and maintain clear expectations of deliverables and timelines
Communication: Present complex findings in a structured, compelling way to technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering a data-informed mindset across the company
Operate with Agility: Drive progress with an adaptive and creative mindset to navigate and succeed in a dynamic environment where technologies and project scopes are constantly evolving
Scaling the Craft: Mentor other data practitioners, uplevel team best practices in experimentation, statistical modeling, and metric interpretation. Drive improvements in data quality, rigor, and adoption of better data capabilities across the org
Qualification
Required
5 – 10 years of experience in Data Science at a product-focused software company
Tactical SQL skills and experience with Python
Must be comfortable learning new tools and pivoting quickly. Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and an adaptive mindset in a constantly changing work environment
Tangible experience integrating efficient AI-assisted practices to accelerate analysis, enhance rigor, and expand the reach of insights
Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and A/B testing experimental design to real business problems
Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
Demonstrated experience leading large, technically complex projects with clear business impact
A proactive, resilient problem-solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights
Passion for mentoring others and raising the bar for data science craft across the team
Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k)
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
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