Data Scientist, Products & Applied Research

Meta • Harrisburg, PA • 1d ago

Summary:

Meta's Products & Applied Research (PAR) team is where product-focused research meets real-world impact, taking breakthrough AI research and transforming it into products that reach billions. As part of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), we're driving the transformation of Meta's core experiences-across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, and beyond-by applying cutting-edge research to real-world products at massive scale.We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our PAR organization where you will help define the experiences we build for billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses around the world, by applying your technical skills, analytical mindset, and product intuition.In this role, you will collaborate on a wide array of product and business problems with a wide-range of cross-functional partners across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance and others.You will use data and analysis to identify and solve product development's biggest challenges. You will influence product strategy and investment decisions with data, be focused on impact, and collaborate with other teams. By joining Meta, you will become part of a world-class analytics community dedicated to skill development and career growth in analytics and beyond.Product leadership: You will use data to shape product development, quantify new opportunities, identify upcoming challenges, and ensure the products we build bring value to people, businesses, and Meta. You will help your partner teams prioritize what to build, set goals, and understand their product's ecosystem.Analytics: You will guide teams using data and insights. You will focus on developing hypotheses and employ a varied toolkit of rigorous analytical approaches, different methodologies, frameworks, and technical approaches to test them.Communication and influence: You won't simply present data, but tell data-driven stories. You will convince and influence your partners using clear insights and recommendations. You will build credibility through structure and clarity, and be a trusted strategic partner.

Required Skills:

Data Scientist, Products & Applied Research Responsibilities:

Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches

Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products that serve billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses

Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends

Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations

Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab)

8+ years of work experience leading analytics work in IC capacity, working collaboratively with Engineering and cross-functional partners, and guiding data-influenced product planning, prioritization and strategy development

Experience working effectively with and leading complex analytics projects across multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including Engineering, PM/TPM, Analytics and Finance

Experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, and experimentation/causal inference methods

Experience communicating complex technical topics in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience communicating the results of analyses to leadership teams to influence the strategy

10+ years of experience doing complex quantitative analysis in product analytics

Master's or Ph.D. Degree in a quantitative field

Bachelor's Degree in an analytical or scientific field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research)

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/@context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

$210,000/year to $281,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereo@types, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

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