Instacart is looking for a Senior People Data Scientist to join our People Analytics team. You will develop advanced predictive and prescriptive models to drive strategic insights for the organization, leveraging HR data to assist with critical business and employee decisions.
What You'll Do
- Build predictive models to forecast trends such as employee turnover, workforce engagement, and talent needs.
- Develop prescriptive analytics solutions to inform HR strategies and optimize decision-making processes.
- Analyze large datasets from various systems to uncover actionable insights.
- Implement machine learning frameworks for solving HR-related challenges.
- Harness insights from unstructured or qualitative data sources, such as performance reviews, annual engagement survey comments, or open-text survey responses.
- Develop natural language processing (NLP) models to analyze text data and uncover trends, sentiment, or organizational themes.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define business problems, translate them into technical solutions, and communicate results effectively.
- Integrate predictive outputs into Snowflake or visualization platforms like Tableau and Looker.
- Partner with HR and data engineering teams to ensure seamless data pipeline management and integrity.
- Maintain a strong focus on data accuracy, security, and compliance.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in data science roles, preferably in HR or People Analytics.
- Ability to write complex, efficient, and eloquent SQL queries to extract data.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R for machine learning and statistical analysis.
- Experience building and deploying machine learning models (e.g., decision trees, regression, clustering).
- Strong statistical and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on feature engineering and modeling.
- Familiarity with Snowflake or equivalent data warehousing platforms for model integration.
- Excellent communication skills to convey technical findings to non-technical audiences.
Nice to Have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience with HR-specific systems, such as Workday, Greenhouse, or LMS platforms.
- Proven track record of working with HR data and metrics (e.g., turnover, performance, DEI metrics).
- Familiarity with data visualization tools.
- Understanding of data governance and compliance standards.
Technical Stack
- SQL, Python, R
- Machine Learning
- Snowflake, Tableau, Looker
- NLP
Team & Environment
This role is part of a small but impactful function within the broader People Services Delivery organization on the People Team.
Benefits & Compensation
- New hire equity grant.
- Annual refresh grants.
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
- Compensation varies by location: CA, NY, CT, NJ: $194,000-$204,500 USD; WA: $185,000-$195,500 USD; OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI: $177,000-$187,000 USD; All other states: $161,000-$170,000 USD.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates across the United States.
Instacart is an equal opportunity employer.
