Decision Scientist
Would you like to be part of an industry-leading analytics organization? Ibotta is seeking a Decision Scientist to join our innovative team and contribute to our mission to Make Every Purchase Rewarding. With over 50 people, Ibotta's Analytics team is a place where individuals at all levels can learn and grow in their careers. We leverage the latest developments and best practices in data analysis, testing methodologies, statistics, and machine learning to drive value for Ibotta.
As a Decision Scientist, you will be responsible for providing actionable and data-driven recommendations to internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals and understand the business in-depth, support and challenge strategic options, and build state-of-the-art tools to drive value throughout our business.
What you will be doing:
- Embrace and uphold Ibotta’s Core Values: Integrity, Boldness, Ownership, Teamwork, Transparency & Advocate for Savers
- Working cross-functionally to analyze large amounts of behavioral and transaction data to provide stakeholders with actionable insights
- Leading initiatives to design, implement and measure controlled experiments, automate existing reports and deliverables, and develop sophisticated analytical models and solutions to drive key business decisions
- Communicating complex analyses and data intricacies in a clear, concise manner both internally as well as to external clients
- Participating in the ideation, development, and support on strategic initiatives including statistical modeling and advanced analytics within the team
What we are looking for:
- Core Competencies: Demonstrates Self Awareness, Manages Complexity, Decision Quality, Communicates Effectively, Action Oriented, Business Insight, Being Resilient
- Moderate to advanced knowledge of common data science software development packages (Python, R, etc.) and methodologies, along with strong SQL/data wrangling and data visualization skills
- Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts clearly and concisely
- Demonstrated analytical ability, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to thrive in an agile and fast paced environment
- 2+ years of practical work experience in Analytics
- Bachelor’s degree in analytics/mathematics/statistics/data science/computer science/economics or equivalent experience
About Us:
Built in Denver, CO, Ibotta ("I bought a...") is a free mobile shopping app that gives users cash back on groceries and more. Through our partnerships with brands and retailers like Procter & Gamble, Kraft Heinz, Kellogg, Amazon, Walmart, Target and Uber, we’ve delivered over $800 million in cumulative cash rewards to our Savers. Guided by our values and our mission to make every purchase rewarding, we come to work energized by the business problems we get to solve, the technology we get to build, and the people we get to innovate (and have fun) with. Ibotta made Inc.’s 2020 list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the third consecutive year. In 2019, we became the first mobile consumer technology company in Colorado to achieve $1B in valuation.
To learn more about what our Tech teams are doing day to day, visit Building Ibotta on Medium.com
Additional Details:
- This position is located in Denver, CO and includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), Lifestyle Spending Account, 401k match, profit sharing and equity.
- Ibotta provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and genetics.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- For the security of our employees and the business, all employees are responsible for the secure handling of data in accordance with our security policies, identifying and reporting phishing attempts, as well as reporting security incidents to the proper channels.