We are seeking an experienced Staff Data Scientist to join our Business Strategy Data ScienceTeam. This role is focused on growth across Intuit’s consumer ecosystem of TurboTax andCreditKarma. This is a high-impact role where your work will directly influence product,marketing, and business model strategies.
As a Staff Data Scientist, you will serve as a strategic thought partner to cross-functional leaders, bringing deep analytical expertise and business acumen to bear on Intuit’s mostcritical growth questions. You’ll lead projects that require advanced econometric modeling,causal inference, and experimental design. You will deliver insights that guide investment decisions, optimize user journeys, and inform strategy at the highest levels.This is a unique opportunity to apply your passion for data and causal reasoning to shape thefuture of financial empowerment for millions of users.
Responsibilities- Define KPIs and Success Metrics: Establish key business indicators for projects,ensuring alignment with company objectives and clear measures of success.
- Causal Inference: Lead causal inference and econometric analyses to understand andinfluence key levers of business growth with a crisp understanding of incrementalimpact.
- Experimentation: Design, implement, and analyze experiments and quasi-experimentsto measure the impact of new initiatives in product and marketing.
- Predictive Analytics and Modeling: Develop predictive models and methodologies touncover growth opportunities and support long-term business planning.
- Communication: Translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership, including product, finance, and marketing executives.
- Mentorship: Mentor junior team members and help shape the team’s analytical rigorand methodology standards in causal inference and A/B testing.
- Leadership and Ownership: Demonstrate boundaryless leadership and extremeaccountability - proactively drives outcomes across teams and leads with influence,not authority.
| Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this position is: Bay Area California $186,500.00 - 252,000.00Southern California $179,000.00 - 242,000.00This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit: Careers | Benefits).Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing pay equity for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. |
- A bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or a relatedquantitative field is required. Advanced degrees, particularly a Master's or PhD ineconomics or statistics, are highly desirable.
- At least 5 years of experience applying statistical / econometric and modeling skills indecision making.
- Demonstrated expertise in causal inference—including but not limited to advancedexperimentation, synthetic controls, regression discontinuity, and instrumentalvariables—with a track record of rigorously solving problems with these methods.
- Applied experience leveraging machine learning—including but not limited topredictive forecasting, explainable ML, and end-to-end model pipelinedevelopment—to drive meaningful business impact
- A demonstrated ability to navigate through ambiguity and deliver results thatsignificantly impact the business.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technicaland non-technical colleagues.
- Proficiency in SQL and a statistical programming language such as Python and/or R.