Senior Data Scientist at Samsara

About the role:The Senior Data Scientist will bring rigor to strategic initiatives across the Support Organization. As a Senior Data Scientist you will be a core technical contributor to our Data Science and Analytics team with deep expertise in driving data-driven decision-making data querying/munging data visualization and predictive analytics. You will work closely with Support Product and technical teams to translate business questions into quantitative analysis and deliver data-driven strategies.This role is open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Area (125 mi. radius from 1 De Haro St San Francisco) and NYC Metro Area (50 mi. radius from 131 W 55th St New York).You should apply if:You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software firmware and hardware you build will result in real-world impacthelping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.You want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the worlds physical operations.You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies challenges and customers that push us to learn on the go.You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews collaborate with customer success and product managers and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission were all racing toward our connected operations vision and we intend to wintogether.In this role you will:Translate data into strategic insights via memos presentations dashboards etc. to support decision-making for operational and leadership teamsBuilding analytical models to identify patterns anomalies and root causes (e.g. analyzing ticket data to proactively identify common customer issues)Design and run A/B and other experiments and tests to evaluate AI solutionsBuild relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand data structures and business prioritiesLeverage SQL Python/R to shape and analyze dataBuild a strong sense of product and data acumen (e.g. customer experience data logging)Stay connected to industry and academic research and adopt novel technology that suits Samsaras needsChampion role model and embed Samsaras cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success Build for the Long Term Adopt a Growth Mindset Be Inclusive Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new officesMinimum requirements for the role:Advance degree in Statistics or other quantitative field (e.g. Applied Math Engineering Computer Science Physics etc.)8 years experience in a data-related role relevant (data science data analyst business analytics business intelligence)Proficiency in data manipulation and processing in SQL Python and/or RExperience building statistical and other analytical models preferably in Python or RAbility to communicate trends and learnings via data visualizations including TableauAbility to effectively share project statuses and take ownership of tasks while handling competing prioritiesAbility to distill informal or ambiguous customer and business requirements into crisp problem definitionsProven ability to communicate verbally and in writing to technical peers and leadership teams with various levels of technical knowledgeCurious about our data our product and excited to have an impactAn ideal candidate also has:PhD in Statistics or other quantitative fieldAbility to scale models into automated pipelinesA strong track record of cross-functional partnershipRecord of successful mentoring and development of team membersExperience working with large datasets using distributed computing (e.g. Spark Hive)Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Laboratory Experience,Mammalian Cell Culture,Biochemistry,Assays,Protein Purification,Research Experience,Next Generation Sequencing,Research & Development,cGMP,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Flow Cytometry Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1