Staff GTM Data Scientist
ExternalPrepare for this interview
EliteAI-generated questions, company research, and talking points tailored to this role
About the role
As a Staff Data Scientist at PandaDoc, you will serve as a senior analytical leader, embedding yourself deeply in our product and business data to uncover non-obvious insights and drive actionable recommendations. A primary focus of this strategic role is to champion and drive the organizational shift toward a data-driven culture. You will own the advancement of our experimentation capabilities, train other analysts and data scientists on causal methodologies, and leverage your expertise to provide leadership with a clear, reliable understanding of true impact and causality. You will report to the Director of GTM Data and act as a strategic thought partner to Go-to-Market teams, Marketing, Product, Finance, Design, Engineering, and executive leadership, ensuring alignment between data insights and critical business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Experimentation & Causal Strategy
- Lead the Experimentation Roadmap: Define, champion, and execute a strategic roadmap for measuring impact across PandaDoc, focusing on high-leverage business questions related to customer workflows, churn risk, and long-term value (LTV).
- Advanced Experiment Design: Design, implement, and rigorously analyze complex A/B tests, multivariate experiments, and adaptive experimentation methods, including the application of Bayesian experimentation, to assess the effectiveness of proposed product changes and business levers.
- Causal Inference Beyond A/B: Apply advanced causal inference techniques (e.g., difference-in-differences, synthetic control, propensity score matching, and instrumental variables) to scenarios where randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are infeasible.
- Deep Dive Analysis: Conduct complex, proactive, and exploratory analysis to discover latent user behavior, emerging trends, and root causes of changes in key metrics, translating these findings into actionable product and business insights.
- Develop Measurement Frameworks: Define, instrument, and govern a unified Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework that maps low-level product health metrics to high-level business outcomes, ensuring consistent and scalable measurement across the organization.
- Technical Leadership & Influence
- Scaling Data Science: Partner with Data Engineering to design and build scalable, self-serve experimentation tooling and reusable analytical assets and frameworks (e.g., causal machine learning models) that empower other analysts and data consumers.
- Strategic Influence: Act as a strategic thinker by translating complex statistical findings into clear, compelling, and actionable business narratives for cross-functional partners and senior leadership (VP/C-suite), driving strategic decisions and investment priorities.
- Mentorship and Training: Serve as a technical subject matter expert, training and mentoring junior and mid-level data scientists on best practices in statistical rigor, experimental design, and causal modeling.
- About You
Requirements
- Experience: 6+ years of professional experience in an applied data science, economics, or product analytics role, with a proven track record of leveraging experimentation and causal inference methods to drive significant business impact.
- Education: B.A. or B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline. A Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Data Science, Econometrics, Operations Research) is preferred, but not required.
- Required Technical Expertise
- Causal Inference: Demonstrated expertise in applying a wide range of Causal Inference methods, e.g. Quasi-Experimentation, Matching Methods (PSM), Difference-in-Differences, and/or Instrumental Variables.
- Experimentation Methodologies: Expertise in advanced statistical methodologies for A/B testing, including sample size calculations, sequential testing, dealing with interference/network effects, variance reduction techniques (e.g., CUPED), etc.
- Deep Analytical Methods: Mastery of advanced statistical modeling, time-series analysis, and quantitative methods necessary to perform thorough exploratory data analysis, produce timely insights, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Programming: Advanced proficiency in Python or R for statistical modeling, with experience using relevant data science packages (e.g., SciKit-Learn, numpy, pandas).
- Data Tools: Expert-level proficiency in SQL and experience working with established data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Postgres).
- Data Pipelining: Experience with data transformation and workflow management tools such as dbt, Airflow, or Databricks is a strong plus.
- Key Attributes
- Change Management: Proven ability to dr
Benefits
Your Match
How well this role fits your profile.
Company Intel
What employees say
Worked at pandadoc? Share your experience