Applied Scientist
About the role
We’re building a new Applied Science function to own the quantitative infrastructure underneath Clipboard’s marketplace, including pricing algorithms, auction mechanisms, causal models, metrics, and experiment frameworks. This role focuses on designing systems where analytical choices drive product decisions, with work spanning production-ready modeling, experimental design, and collaboration with engineers and product/leadership.
Responsibilities
- Design pricing algorithms and auction mechanisms that influence supply and demand.
- Develop attendance and reliability models to define worker↔workplace relationships.
- Construct and own experiment frameworks for the organization to test ideas.
- Investigate root causes when key metrics move in unexpected ways; perform causal analysis and identification.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field (economics, statistics, engineering, mathematics, etc.) or commensurate practical experience.
- Experience building and deploying quantitative models (applied or research).
- Comfort querying data directly (SQL or equivalent).
- Experience designing and analyzing controlled experiments.
Skills
About Clipboard
Connects workplaces with professionals nearby.
We exist to lift as many people up the socioeconomic ladder as possible. We dramatically improve lives by letting professionals turn extra time and ambition into career growth and financial opportunity. We achieve this with our app-based marketplace that connects workplaces and professionals, allowing professionals to book on-demand shifts and workplaces to access on-demand talent.
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