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Data Scientist I

Watertown, MA
Who We Are
ButcherBox is a certified B Corp headquartered in Boston, and honored to be celebrating our fourth year in a row on Inc.'s list of Best Workplaces. At ButcherBox, we believe in better. That’s why we deliver 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef, free-range organic chicken, pork raised crate-free, and wild-caught seafood directly to our members’ doors. All of our products are humanely raised or wild-caught and never given antibiotics or added hormones ever.
 
We’re working to build a world that’s better for all, and we’re inviting everyone to come along. For us, better means treating our planet with respect. It means improving the lives of animals and the livelihoods of farmers. It means never cutting corners when it comes to doing business. Ultimately, it means better meals, enjoyed together. Our team is made up of people who collaborate and support one another. We’re always looking for outstanding people to join our mission! 

Department: Data Science 

Reports To: Emily Strong - Senior Manager, Data Science

Location: Watertown, MA (ButcherBox Headquarters) 

Base Salary: $110,000-125,000

About the Role

We are looking for a Data Scientist I to discover impactful member information hidden in our marketing, operational, customer experience, and financial data. You will be responsible for helping us make smarter decisions to deliver better offers, products and services to our members. The primary focus of the role will be performing statistical analysis, building high quality predictive analytics, and developing AI and ML systems that will integrate with our eCommerce website, customer portal and internal marketing and operational tools and applications.

Our data science projects range from demand forecasting to contextual multi-armed bandits for personalized recommendations, with data scientists supporting the full ML stack including contributing to the feature store and managing inference pipelines in production, and this role will contribute to all aspects of the model lifecycle. We also partner closely with the marketing and commercial operations teams in designing experiments to measure model impact.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Product Management, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain, to understand business objectives and frame data-driven problems effectively.
  • Perform analysis using relevant data tools; we use Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL.
  • Contribute to all aspects of a machine learning solution, from problem framing with stakeholders to production implementation, impact measurement, and presentation to the leadership team.
  • Collaborate with senior data scientists on the development of models to solve complex business problems and own components of the solution.
  • Assist with support and maintenance for existing models in production.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of proven experience solving business problems using SQL and coding.
  • Professional or academic coursework experience with statistical analysis such as linear models, multivariate analysis, hypothesis testing, and time series analysis.
  • Hands-on experience with the model development process, from feature selection to model evaluation.
  • Ability to communicate complex findings and solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working with large datasets in a cloud environment; we use Azure.
  • Experience with or eagerness to learn the tools and engineering skills involved in developing and supporting models in production.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in solving marketing and operational problems within an e-commerce or similar domain.
  • Exposure to personalization or causal inference machine learning techniques.
  • Experience working with version control; we use github.
  • Experience with object-oriented programming.
What We Offer
Our Values
We are a mission-driven company and strive to embody our values in every step of the process. ButcherBox is driven by relentless improvement, accountability, humility, and customer obsession. We want our workplace to be one of growth and learning where everyone can be safe/comfortable to show up as their authentic self to work. Anyone who loves our products and goals is welcome here! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer aspiring to incite positive change in the pastures, the fulfillment centers, the office, and the world.
 
Benefits
•Health: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, an employer-funded HSA, and short & long-term disability benefits
•Financial: 401(k) with generous employer match
•Annual bonus based on company performance
•Time off: unlimited paid time off policy, 20 weeks parental leave, an executive team that encourages a good work/life balance
•Personal growth: Annual Learning & Development stipend, and access to a range of personal and professional coaching solutions through BetterUp
•Food: a free Custom Classic ButcherBox each month and weekly lunch reimbursement
•Others: reimbursement for wellness activities, an exceptional EAP, fertility benefits, life insurance and more
ButcherBox is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment at all steps in the hiring process. Every qualified applicant will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are happy provide reasonable accommodations during our hiring process. Please click here if you need to request an accommodation for your interview.
ButcherBox does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in any part of our hiring process. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
ButcherBox is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment at all steps in the hiring process. Every qualified applicant will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are happy provide reasonable accommodations during our hiring process. Please click here if you need to request an accommodation for your interview.
ButcherBox does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in any part of our hiring process. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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