Lead Data Scientist

Job Posted 5 Days Ago Posted 5 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
158K-204K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • HR Tech • Professional Services • Software
Upwork is the world’s work marketplace connecting businesses with independent talent.
The Role
As a Lead Data Scientist at Upwork, you will analyze marketplace dynamics using econometric and data science techniques. You'll collaborate with various teams to generate insights, build models, and influence strategic decisions regarding supply and demand dynamics, AI impacts, and customer behavior, contributing to business growth.
Summary Generated by Built In

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.  

Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers. 

 As a Lead Data Scientist in Upwork’s Marketplace Dynamics & Data Science team, you will play a critical role in understanding and optimizing the dynamics of the world’s largest work marketplace. Your expertise in data science will help shape strategic executive-level decisions across Supply and Demand dynamics, Macroeconomic and Generative AI influences, Customer behavior / segmentation / lifetime value, and Marketplace efficiency.

This role requires a highly analytical thinker with a deep understanding of predictive modeling, causal inference, and experimentation. You will work cross-functionally with teams in Finance, Product, Engineering, and Marketing to uncover insights, build models, and develop recommendations that drive business growth and marketplace efficiency.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Work with large datasets to model marketplace dynamics with econometric and data science foundations.

  • Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining.

  • Generate insights on business opportunities arising from AI, macroeconomic shifts, and marketplace liquidity.

  • Partner cross-functionally with Analytics, Finance, Marketing, Product, and Engineering.

What it takes to catch our eye:

  • Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Machine Learning, or a related field.
  • 5-8+ years of experience in Data Science, AI/ML, or Econometrics with causal inference / predictive modeling.

  • Succinctly communicate data insights into business context for real world business decisioning.

  • Build and gain trust with relationships to drive decisions in a consensus manner. 

  • Operate, lead and influence in an agile startup environment and high-performing team.

Come change how the world works.

At Upwork, you’ll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We are a remote-first organization working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals.  While we have physical offices in San Francisco and Chicago, currently we also support hiring of corporate full-time employees in 15 states in the United States. Please speak with a member of our recruitment team to determine whether you are located in a state in which we are hiring corporate full-time employees. 

Our vibrant culture is built on shared values and our mission to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We foster amazing teams, put our community first, and have a bias toward action. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and grow together through development opportunities, mentorship, and employee resource groups. Oh yeah, we’ve also got amazing benefits. 

The annual base salary range for this position  is displayed below. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program.

Annual Base Compensation

$158,000$203,500 USD

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Top Skills

Data Mining
Data Science
Econometrics
Machine Learning
Predictive Modeling
Statistical Analysis
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
0 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Upwork is the world’s work marketplace, connecting millions of businesses with independent talent around the globe. We serve everyone from one-person startups to 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and freelancers to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.

Why Work With Us

Our vibrant culture is built on a common mission to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We encourage team Upwork to bring their whole selves to work through learning and development opportunities, mentorship, and Upwork Belonging Communities.

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