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Sr. Decision Scientist, Mobile
$148K–$175K
Santa Monica, CA/Remote +2 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA/Remote
Remote
Santa Monica, CA, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of product analytics experience; product/engineering/tech environment experience is optional.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, statistics, or economics (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Supports the mobile app team by analyzing product performance and user behavior, running experiments, and translating insights into strategies to improve engagement, retention, and growth.
What you'll do
- Define KPIs and build reports and dashboards to track performance across large datasets.
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments; use data and causal inference to identify product improvements.
- Communicate insights through visualizations, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders and executives.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, statistics, or economics, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of product analytics experience.
- Experience designing experiments, testing, and applying statistical principles to business decisions.
- Proficiency in statistical computing and scripting languages such as Python, R, and SQL.
Nice to have
- Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field.
- Experience in product analytics focused on mobile apps or building zero-to-one products; knowledge of causal inference, experimental design, synthetic control, and Bayesian inference.
Pay
$147,500-$175,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, R, SQL
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