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MagicSchool is hiring a Senior Data Scientist, Growth to join their Engineering team. The role focuses on driving user growth by analyzing user behavior, designing experiments, and building predictive models to inform growth strategy and optimize activation, engagement, and retention of their educator community.

Highlights

Analyze user funnels, retention patterns, and lifecycle to identify growth opportunities
Build cohort analyses and predictive models for activation, conversion, and churn
Design and analyze A/B tests to validate growth hypotheses
Create dashboards to track growth metrics and experiments
Develop measurement infrastructure including product attribution models and early warning systems for churn
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, marketing, sales, and engineering teams
Required skills include strong SQL and Python proficiency, statistical testing, and experience with SaaS business models
Preferred experience with product-led sales, B2C and B2B analytics, EdTech, and marketplace dynamics
Technical stack includes SQL, Python, BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase), analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel), and cloud warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)
Compensation includes stock options vested over 4 years, employer-paid health insurance, 401k match, monthly wellness stipend, and unlimited time off

Senior Data Scientist, Growth Full Description

WHO WE ARE: MagicSchool is the premier generative AI platform for teachers. We're just over 2 years old, and more than 6 million teachers from all over the world have joined our platform. Join a top team at a fast growing company that is working towards real social impact. Make an account and try us out at our website and connect with our passionate community on our Wall of Love.

MagicSchool is forming a growth team to accelerate our expansion, and we need a data scientist who understands what drives user growth. You'll work at the intersection of product, marketing, and sales to uncover insights that help us activate, engage, and retain our rapidly growing educator community.

This role combines rigorous analytics with growth strategy. You will build models that predict user behavior, design experiments that test growth hypotheses, and create the measurement infrastructure that guides our growth investments.

Responsibilities:

Growth Analytics & Insights

Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities
Build cohort analyses (or similar)
Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle
Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies
Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn
Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Experimentation & Testing

Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests
Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods
Document learnings and build institutional knowledge
Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Metrics & Measurement

Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)
Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes
Develop health scores and user quality metrics
Create early warning systems for user churn
Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Cross-functional Partnership

Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation
Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection
Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence
Partner with product on feature impact analysis
Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications:

5+ years in data science or analytics roles
Growth team experience at a product-led company
Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics
Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python
Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design
Experience with subscription or SaaS business models
Track record of driving business impact through analysis

Preferred Experience:

Understanding of product-led sales motions
Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics
Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices
Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses
Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Technical Stack:

SQL for data analysis and pipeline development
Python for statistical analysis and modeling
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)
Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)
Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)
Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

Why Join Us?

Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.
Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.
Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.
Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.
Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.
Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.
Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.
Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.
Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.
Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.
Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Original Job Description

Responsibilities:

Growth Analytics & Insights

Analyze user funnels to identify drop-off points and optimization opportunities
Build cohort analyses (or similar)
Understand retention patterns and user lifecycle
Work with product and marketing to develop segmentation strategies
Create predictive models for user activation, conversion, and churn
Design dashboards that track growth metrics and experiments

Experimentation & Testing

Partner with product and marketing teams to design A/B tests
Analyze experiment results with appropriate statistical methods
Document learnings and build institutional knowledge
Develop growth product roadmaps based on impact and effort

Metrics & Measurement

Define and instrument key growth metrics (activation, engagement, retention)
Build regression-based product attribution models that connect user behaviors and characteristics to retention, health scores, and product engagement outcomes
Develop health scores and user quality metrics
Create early warning systems for user churn
Track and analyze both self-serve and sales-assisted conversion paths

Cross-functional Partnership

Collaborate with engineering on data infrastructure and instrumentation
Support marketing with campaign analysis and audience selection
Enable sales teams with lead scoring and account intelligence
Partner with product on feature impact analysis
Communicate insights to stakeholders at all levels

Qualifications:

5+ years in data science or analytics roles
Growth team experience at a product-led company
Experience with growth, product, or marketing analytics
Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python
Understanding of statistical testing and experimental design
Experience with subscription or SaaS business models
Track record of driving business impact through analysis

Preferred Experience:

Understanding of product-led sales motions
Knowledge of both B2C and B2B analytics
Familiarity with growth frameworks and best practices
Experience in EdTech or seasonal businesses
Background in two-sided marketplaces or network effects

Technical Stack:

SQL for data analysis and pipeline development
Python for statistical analysis and modeling
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase)
Product analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel)
Cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)
Basic understanding of data engineering concepts

Why Join Us?

Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.
Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.
Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.
Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.
Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.
Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.
Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.
Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.
Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.
Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.
Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

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