Staff Data Scientist - Wildfire
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Lead Data Scientist, Product
descript· Product & Design
About this role
Our vision is to build the next generation platform to enable easy and fast creation of audio and video content powered by cutting-edge AI. Building a revolutionary way to record, transcribe, edit, and mix spoken audio and video comes with a series of unique challenges and requires solving hard and complex problems.
As a founding product data scientist on the team, you will play a critical role in shaping our growth strategy, up-leveling our experimentation culture, and scaling our business.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct in-depth analysis to shape product PLG motion and B2B strategy.
- Develop deep understanding of the product ecosystem and identify opportunities to drive activation, engagement, and monetization through actionable insights.
- Leveraging AI tools to build and maintain self-service analytics enabling stakeholders to access reliable metrics, size opportunities, design experiments, and interpret results independently.
- Improve execution rigor of product teams by owning success metrics and opportunity sizing.
- Brain buddy with product and engineering teams for day-to-day experiment design, deployment, and analysis. Provide creative solutions for tricky experimentation scenarios.
- Evolve experimentation culture and practices within the company.
What You Bring
- 5–8 years of experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
- 3+ years working in a growth function.
- Strong business and product intuition to identify opportunities in the growth ecosystem.
- Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and A/B tests.
- Strong SQL skills and proficient in at least one programming language such as Python or R.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Curiosity, savviness to navigate in a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset.
- Having worked at a fast-growing start-up is a plus.
The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000/year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, level, and may vary from the amount above.
About Descript
Descript is building a simple, intuitive, fully-powered editing tool for video and audio — an editing tool built for the age of AI. We are a team of 150 and the backing of some of the world's greatest investors (OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital).
Descript is the special company that's in possession of both product market fit and the raw materials (passionate user community, great product, large market) for growth, but is still early enough that each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company.
Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're hiring for a mix of remote roles and hybrid roles. For those who are remote, we have a handful of opportunities throughout the year for in person collaboration. For our hybrid roles, we're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. We do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person.
Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the Lead Data Scientist, Product role at descript?
The listed salary for this Lead Data Scientist, Product position at descript is USD 200K–250K. This is a remote full-time role.
Is the Lead Data Scientist, Product job at descript remote?
Yes, this Lead Data Scientist, Product position at descript is remote, with team members based in San Francisco, CA or Remote, US. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Which team or department does the Lead Data Scientist, Product at descript belong to?
This Lead Data Scientist, Product position is part of the Product & Design department at descript. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Lead Data Scientist, Product position at descript?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to descript's official application portal hosted on greenhouse where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Lead Data Scientist, Product job at descript posted?
This Lead Data Scientist, Product position at descript was posted on Jun 23, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Lead Data Scientist, Product
descript · 💰 USD 200K–250K
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