Founding Data Scientist

The role

You will work with engineering and product teams to translate unstructured datasets into core product features and proprietary industry standards. You will own core analytics features, develop trend-forecasting algorithms, and define proprietary metrics.

What you will do

• Own core analytics features including Earned Media Value metric and multi-touch attribution modeling
• Partner with Engineering to improve data structure and retrieval
• Develop trend-forecasting algorithms and analytical models on proprietary dataset architectures
• Define and standardize proprietary Nectar metrics
• Partner with Product and Software Engineering to translate models into production code
• Contribute technical leadership to the Data Desk initiative

Required qualifications

• 4–7 years of data science experience
• Bachelor’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
• Advanced Python proficiency
• Expert SQL capabilities
• Proven software engineering fundamentals with a track record of writing clean, production-ready code
• High comfort with ambiguity, fast-paced execution, and a rapid learning curve in new domain spaces
• Exceptional writing skills to turn complex data into clear narratives for non-technical audiences
• Strong foundation in Python and SQL
• Capability to write clean, maintainable code independently
• Demonstrated ability to turn data analysis into clear, compelling writing for non-technical readers

Nice to have

• Prior experience in social media ecosystems, influencer platforms, or creator economy tools
• Background working with massive, unstructured text, media, or social network data
• Experience in technical writing for external artifacts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• 401(k) match
• ClassPass membership
• $50/month mobile stipend
• $50/month internet stipend for remote employees
• Free lunch in the office
• $1,000/month housing stipend for living near the office
• Fully paid for commuter benefits

About the company

Nectar is building an AI-native social operating system for social commerce. Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, the company has raised over $30M in total capital.