Senior Data Scientist, Growth

MagicSchool is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for their growth team to drive user engagement and retention through data analysis and modeling. The ideal candidate will collaborate across product, marketing, and sales to develop actionable insights that support the company's rapid expansion.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include conducting growth analytics, developing predictive models, designing A/B testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to track and report on key growth metrics.

Responsibilities:

Skills: Candidates should possess strong SQL skills, proficiency in Python, statistical analysis knowledge, and experience in growth analytics, particularly for SaaS business models.

Skills:

Qualifications: A minimum of 5 years in data science or analytics roles, with prior experience in growth teams at product-led companies and a proven track record of driving business impact through analysis is preferred.

Qualifications:

Location: Remote work available within the USA, with no required office presence.

Location:

Compensation: $185000 - $215000 / Annually

Compensation:

WHO WE ARE: MagicSchool is the premier generative AI platform for teachers. We're just over 2 years old, and more than 6 million teachers from all over the world have joined our platform. Join a top team at a fast growing company that is working towards real social impact. Make an account and try us out at our website and connect with our passionate community on our Wall of Love.

WHO WE ARE:

WHO WE ARE:

WHO WE ARE:

MagicSchool is forming a growth team to accelerate our expansion, and we need a data scientist who understands what drives user growth. You'll work at the intersection of product, marketing, and sales to uncover insights that help us activate, engage, and retain our rapidly growing educator community.

This role combines rigorous analytics with growth strategy. You will build models that predict user behavior, design experiments that test growth hypotheses, and create the measurement infrastructure that guides our growth investments.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Growth Analytics & Insights

Growth Analytics & Insights

Growth Analytics & Insights

Growth Analytics & Insights

• Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities
• Build cohort analyses (or similar)
• Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle
• Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies
• Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn
• Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities

Build cohort analyses (or similar)

Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle

Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies

Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn

Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities

Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities

Build cohort analyses (or similar)

Build cohort analyses (or similar)

Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle

Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle

Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies

Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies

Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn

Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn

Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Experimentation & Testing

Experimentation & Testing

Experimentation & Testing

Experimentation & Testing

• Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests
• Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods
• Document learnings and build institutional knowledge
• Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests

Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods

Document learnings and build institutional knowledge

Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests

Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests

Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods

Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods

Document learnings and build institutional knowledge

Document learnings and build institutional knowledge

Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Metrics & Measurement

Metrics & Measurement

Metrics & Measurement

Metrics & Measurement

• Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)
• Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes
• Develop health scores and user quality metrics
• Create early warning systems for user churn
• Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)

Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes

Develop health scores and user quality metrics

Create early warning systems for user churn

Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)

Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)

Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes

Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes

Develop health scores and user quality metrics

Develop health scores and user quality metrics

Create early warning systems for user churn

Create early warning systems for user churn

Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Cross-functional Partnership

Cross-functional Partnership

Cross-functional Partnership

Cross-functional Partnership

• Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation
• Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection
• Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence
• Partner with product on feature impact analysis
• Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation

Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection

Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence

Partner with product on feature impact analysis

Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation

Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation

Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection

Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection

Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence

Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence

Partner with product on feature impact analysis

Partner with product on feature impact analysis

Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in data science or analytics roles
• Growth team experience at a product-led company
• Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python
• Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design
• Experience with subscription or SaaS business models
• Track record of driving business impact through analysis

5+ years in data science or analytics roles

Growth team experience at a product-led company

Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics

Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python

Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design

Experience with subscription or SaaS business models

Track record of driving business impact through analysis

5+ years in data science or analytics roles

5+ years in data science or analytics roles

Growth team experience at a product-led company

Growth team experience at a product-led company

Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics

Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics

Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python

Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python

Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design

Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design

Experience with subscription or SaaS business models

Experience with subscription or SaaS business models

Track record of driving business impact through analysis

Track record of driving business impact through analysis

Preferred Experience:

Preferred Experience:

Preferred Experience:

Preferred Experience:

• Understanding of product-led sales motions
• Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics
• Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices
• Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses
• Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Understanding of product-led sales motions

Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics

Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices

Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses

Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Understanding of product-led sales motions

Understanding of product-led sales motions

Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics

Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics

Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices

Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices

Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses

Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses

Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Technical Stack:

Technical Stack:

Technical Stack:

Technical Stack:

• SQL for data analysis and pipeline development
• Python for statistical analysis and modeling
• BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)
• Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)
• Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)
• Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

SQL for data analysis and pipeline development

Python for statistical analysis and modeling

BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)

Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)

Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)

Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

SQL for data analysis and pipeline development

SQL for data analysis and pipeline development

Python for statistical analysis and modeling

Python for statistical analysis and modeling

BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)

BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)

Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)

Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)

Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)

Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)

Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

Why Join Us?

Why Join Us?

Why Join Us?

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.
• Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.
• Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.
• Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.
• Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.
• Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
• Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.

Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.

Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.

Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.

Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.

Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.

Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.

Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.

Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.

Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.

Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.

Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.

Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.

Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.

Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.

Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.

Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.

Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.

Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

Our Values:

Our Values:

Our Values:

• Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.
• Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
• Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.
• Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.
• Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.
• Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.
• Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.

Educators are Magic:

Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

Joy and Magic:

Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.

Community:

Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.

Innovation:

Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.

Responsibility:

Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.

Diversity:

Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Excellence:

Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.

Educators are Magic:

Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.

Educators are Magic:

Educators are Magic:

Educators are Magic:

Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

Joy and Magic:

Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

Joy and Magic:

Joy and Magic:

Joy and Magic:

Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.

Community:

Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.

Community:

Community:

Community:

Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.

Innovation:

Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.

Innovation:

Innovation:

Innovation:

Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.

Responsibility:

Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.

Responsibility:

Responsibility:

Responsibility:

Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.

Diversity:

Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.

Diversity:

Diversity:

Diversity:

Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Excellence:

Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Excellence:

Excellence:

Excellence: