Senior Data Scientist, Gemini App, Google DeepMind

As a Data Scientist on the GeminiApp team, you are a key partner and co-creator in our product strategy while managing a growing team. You will be instrumental in building a uniquely proactive and powerful assistant by ensuring our strategic decisions are grounded in data. This is a high-impact role for a data scientist who is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative environment and who is passionate about building user-centered experiences that will redefine our relationship with technology.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with Verticals PM, engineering, and UX to develop data-driven product strategies
• Translate ambiguous questions into well-defined problems, design experiments, and analyze large complex datasets for insights
• Develop and implement novel, goal-oriented metrics
• Build and deploy statistical/ML models to understand our users, enhance product capabilities and personalize user experience
• Communicate findings & recommendations to stakeholders, including executives
• Champion data-driven culture by feeding user engagement insights back into models
• Collaborate with the GenAI team on model quality and feature adoption
• Act as a technical leader for a global team, guiding junior members on complex analyses and upholding best practices to ensure high-quality, impactful work

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5 years of experience with analysis applications (e.g., extracting insights, performing statistical analysis, or solving business problems), and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL) or 2 years of experience with a Master's degree.
• 2 years of work experience identifying opportunities for business/product improvement and then defining/measuring the success of those initiatives.

• A bias for action and a relentless drive to build something great. You are a resourceful and creative problem-solver, able to find innovative solutions in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive on a challenge.
• Strong business acumen and a strategic mindset. You have a proven ability to connect data-driven insights to business impact and can effectively translate business needs into data science problems.
• Deep technical expertise. You have a strong foundation in statistical modeling, machine learning, and experimental design. You are proficient in SQL and have hands-on experience with a programming language like Python or R.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills. You can articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership. You are a compelling storyteller who can use data to influence decisions.
• A collaborative and influential partner. You have a track record of successfully collaborating with and influencing cross-functional teams, particularly engineering and product management, to drive data-informed decisions. You are ready to work in an environment with a shared roadmap that holds multiple teams accountable for both model quality and feature adoption.
• A commitment to user trust and privacy. You understand the importance of telling users what data is being used and why, and you are committed to providing users with granular, easy-to-understand controls over their personal information.