GoFundMe
Staff Data Scientist (Pricing)
San Francisco, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$270kDetected 36 days ago
PythonSQLSnowflakeDatabricksMachine Learningscikit-learnPandasNumPyData ScienceData VisualizationLLMsA/B TestingComplianceResearchLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of economics, behavioral science, experimentation, and machine learning, with direct responsibility for optimizing donation conversion, donation amounts, and donor experience across the product.
- Candidates considered for this role will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- There will be an in-office requirement of 3x a week.
Responsibilities
- By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes-for themselves and each other.
- Design models that learn over time using experimentation signals, feedback loops, and reinforcement concepts (e.g., contextual bandits or sequential decision-making) where appropriate.
- We're proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change.
Requirements
- By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
Skills
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Exceptional ability to tell clear, compelling stories from complex data.
- Comfortable influencing product direction and executive decision-making.
- Preferred but not required
- Experience in consumer pricing, marketplaces, or digital payments/donations.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks) and experimentation infrastructure
- experience with model versioning and validation is a plus.
- Strong data visualization, documentation, and presentation skills, with an emphasis on clarity and executive-ready communication.
- Why you'll love it here
- Strong foundation in econometrics, causal inference, and behavioral modeling.
- Deep understanding of price elasticity, choice modeling, and decision science.
- Experience modeling noisy, sparse, or non-transactional behavioral data.
Compensation
- The annual U.S. salary range for this full-time position is $179,500 - $269,500.
Benefits
- Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
- Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- The company also offers equity and other benefits to employees, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance and 401(k) saving program.
- Additionally pay may vary depending on other factors including skills, experience, education, or training.
Company info
- GoFundMe is the world's most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other.
- We're looking for a Staff Data Scientist (Pricing) to serve as the senior individual contributor driving the science, strategy, experimentation and AI deployment behind pricing and yield optimization at GoFundMe.
- Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering program.
- Be a part of something bigger with us!
- Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.
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