Data Scientist

The role

Own the hardest analytical questions for one area of the business: whether it is working, why, and what to do next. Most questions are causal. Build data products, reusable tools and AI workflows that the rest of the company uses.

What you will do

• Measure what changes cause, using experiments, holdouts and quasi-experimental methods.
• Define success with north-star, leading and guardrail metrics, from logging to definition.
• Turn findings into decisions and follow through on whether they worked.
• Partner with product and engineering on what moves bookings, not usage.
• Cover growth from acquisition to retention: incrementality, churn and early signals of success.
• Design experiments and apply quasi-experimental methods.
• Prove AI agents work with eval sets, LLM judges and links to bookings.
• Build data products, reusable tools and AI workflows used across Fora.

Required qualifications

• Have taken ambiguous questions to decisions and measurable results.
• Write production SQL and Python, and check your own numbers.
• Explain technical work plainly to executives and change minds with evidence.
• Have run experiments end to end, and used causal inference when you couldn't.
• Use AI tools to work faster and know how to check what they produce.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required for this full-time New York City role.

Nice to have

• R experience is considered.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation
• Health insurance, including an option fully covered by Fora HQ
• Dental and vision insurance
• Wellhub memberships
• 401k plan with company match
• Commuter benefits
• Supplemental life insurance
• Stock options

Before you apply

• Fora cannot sponsor or assist with U.S. work authorization for this role.
• Compensation depends on the level at which the candidate is hired; several levels are being considered.

About the company

Fora is a modern travel agency that helps travel entrepreneurs build travel advisory businesses, using AI across the advisor's workflow. Founded in 2021, it has 250+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City.