Lead Decision Scientist

Lead Decision Scientist

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At BioRender, our mission is to accelerate the world’s ability to learn, discover and communicate science. We are passionate about democratizing science communication in order to accelerate scientific discovery and understanding. We're looking for amazing people to help create the world’s go-to-place and platform where science is communicated. Come join us!

We are looking for a Lead Decision Scientist to join our mission-driven, fast-growing company to help scientists around the world create and share beautiful, professional scientific figures. 

As a Lead Decision Scientist at BioRender, you will be part of a centralized Data Science team, part of our Data organization. You will partner with business stakeholders in Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Design organizations to drive our business forward with recommendations you uncover through data. You will own analytics for one or more of BioRender’s surface areas and partner with business owners to help shape its direction. Decision Scientists monitor the health of their area, plan and execute A/B tests using advanced statistical methods, and make data-driven recommendations to help BioRender scale.

What you'll be doing

    • Become the go-to data analytics owner on a team of Product Managers, Marketing Operations Managers, Software Engineers, and Designers for a specific domain area
    • Develop metrics and dashboards to streamline data reports for everyone from Operators to senior leadership, on critical business results and drive the impact of data-driven decisions
    • Partner closely with high level stakeholders to ideate, opportunity size, and execute strategic business initiatives that impact product features – ultimately, improving the BioRender experience for our customers and users
    • Improve analytics quality and efficiency in collaboration with Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Data Engineers
    • Operate on multiple levels: From engaging on strategic questions and projects to creating a long-term roadmap on a 6+ month horizon to working through challenging data and analytical problems

Our ideal fit

    • 4+ years of experience post academia, working in an analytical role – leading data discoveries, strategies and discussion with non technical stakeholders in the business
    • Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools such as Metabase, Mode, Tableau or Looker
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills to influence non-technical audiences with analytical insights and data visualizations
    • Comfort working with complex and fast-evolving data sets
    • System thinking and creativity to solve complex problems by going deep and understand its core drivers
    • Experience with advanced statistical methodologies including A/B and quasi-experimentations
    • [Bonus] Providing data strategies and insights at a data-driven tech company

    • We typically expect candidates to have 4+ years of experience to achieve these accomplishments. However, we recognize that career paths vary, and your unique journey may have equipped you with the necessary skills. If you believe you have what it takes to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply!

Why join us?

    • We are mission-driven, and work collaboratively towards our shared vision of improving scientific communication and accelerating scientific discovery: BioRender figures have appeared in more than 16,000 publications! 
    • It’s a product that users love! We have a world-class NPS and a community of loyal fans. Check out our Testimonials page to see what our customers are saying about us: https://biorender.com/testimonials/ 
    • We are in the top quartile for profitability and year-over-year revenue growth, with users in 200+ countries.
    • BioRender is an equal opportunity employer, and an inclusive hiring process and work environment is a part of our DNA. 
    • We’re remote-first and have team members across Canada and the United States. A physical office in Toronto is available, but you have the flexibility to work from anywhere. 
    • We’re backed by top investors, accelerators, and some of the most successful life science entrepreneurs and philanthropists in the world including Y Combinator, Malala Fund founders, and Fifty Years VC. 
    • We are committed to building a warm, inclusive, and diverse environment. Check out how we make sure our employees come first.
Check out our candidate resource - Engineering, Product & Design at BioRender! 
You can also read more about the BioRender interview process and FAQs here!
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