Senior Data Scientist

The role

You will build a decision engine for mental health outcomes by turning real-world signals into decisions. You will design experiments, use causal inference, and develop predictive models to improve provider and patient experiences.

What you will do

• Act as an analytics partner to Product, Engineering, Design, Ops, and Clinical stakeholders.
• Define questions, metrics, guardrails, and decision rules.
• Design and analyze A/B tests and quasi-experiments.
• Use funnel, cohort, segmentation, and lifecycle analysis to understand user behavior.
• Apply causal inference methods like diff-in-diff, matching, and regression-based designs.
• Develop predictive models including feature development, validation, backtesting, and calibration.
• Produce analysis and narratives to drive action.
• Contribute to shared standards for metrics, experimentation, and analytical quality.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years using data to drive product or business decisions in product, growth, health, engineering, or operations environments.
• Strong SQL.
• Strong proficiency in Python or R for analysis and modeling.
• Depth in experimentation and causal inference under real-world constraints.
• Fluency with AI tools including LLMs and coding assistants.
• Practical modeling skill in feature engineering, model comparison, cross-validation, backtesting, calibration, and post-launch monitoring.
• Strong product sense and a track record of connecting analytics to measurable outcomes.
• Clear communication for non-technical audiences.
• Self-starter mindset.
• Motivation for improving access and affordability in mental healthcare.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA/FSA
• 401(k) including match for 2027!
• Carrot Fertility reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical leave
• Paid caregiver leave

Before you apply

• Headway participates in E-Verify.

About the company

Headway is a Series D company with $325M+ in funding building a new mental healthcare system. They provide software and tools for over 90,000 providers to manage their practices and serve millions of patients.