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Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more. 

Our mission at Pinterest is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In the Monetization org, we take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. As we innovate and improve ads marketplace efficiency, we are looking for an experienced senior data scientist to improve launch decision velocity and quality through experimentation design, causal inferences, and establish a framework to better utilize budget and bid segment experimentation systems. You will apply cutting edge experimentation techniques to a major ads marketplace with massive impact opportunity, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

What you'll do:

• Deep strategic analysis to answer core questions such as:How do we assess the trade-off between metrics change, such as revenue and engagement? What candidates should leverage?Opportunity sizing and analysis: Should Pinterest build an ads-only module like competitors? How do we leverage generative AI to optimize creatives? Write clear, actionable analyses that help teams identify areas of improvement and investment.
• Causal Inference: Build causal inference models, understand the cause and effect, be able to guide the organization with findings.
• Experimentation: Design measurement plans, advise on experimentation best practices, identifying flaws in experiment practices and results; building tools for experiment analysis; collaborative design of new multicell experiment frameworks, counterfactual logging, etc.
• Leadership: Lead and mentor the scope of work for data scientists in the same area, demonstrating high-quality output of both yourself and others for whom you are responsible. Provide continuous and candid feedback, recognizing individual strengths and contributions and flagging opportunities to improve performance.

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web-scale data
• Proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web-scale data
• Proficiency in SQL/Hive and at least one scripting language(ideally Python/R)
• Familiarity with online experimentation and its pitfalls
• Statistical rigor. Can consult with the team and others on statistically valid approaches to problems.
• Strong business and product sense: delight in shaping vague questions into well-defined analyses and success metrics that drive business decisions
• Experience leading key technical projects and substantially influencing the scope and output of others
• Strong impact-driven mindset: a track record of making things happen

Relocation Statement:

•  This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.