Data Scientist

About Scratchpad 

At Scratchpad, our mission is to make salespeople happy. We believe we can do that by reducing complexity and creating delightful experiences, which has led us to pioneer the first workspace for revenue teams. We take the most tedious parts of daily work and turn them into efficient, delightful experiences that positively impact salespeople's professional and personal lives. But don’t take our word for it - read what our customers and top-tier investors are raving about

Life at Scratchpad 

The Scratchpad team is defined by our values: simplicity, ideas, results, speed, delight, and people. We profoundly care about our customers, the work we do, and each other. You'll constantly be learning from your colleagues as we have a strong culture of feedback. We believe it's part of what has made us successful as a "remote first" company.

Scratchpad is looking for the company's first Data Scientist to drive our mission of making salespeople happy. You will be laying the foundation for our new data team. This role will report directly to the CTO and will partner closely with the product and executive team.

About You

• 4 years experience in a Data Analytics or Data Science role

• Present conclusions in a simple, concise manner with data as evidence

• Proficiency in SQL and comfortable learning new Business Intelligence tools

• Strong communication skills: written, verbal, and visual (charts/graphs/etc) 

• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and a self-starter mindset

• Understanding of various statistical methods and experimentation

• Ability to identify gaps in data pipeline and configure and/or work with engineering to solve for gaps

Your Impact 

As our first Data Scientist, you'll have a defining role in how data is analyzed, presented, and used to make meaningful decisions at Scratchpad. As the point person for Data at Scratchpad, you will develop a deep quantitative understanding of feature work, the overall health of the product, and the impact of team efforts as it relates to growth initiatives.
You will become knowledgeable in every facet of the business and use your findings to create business cases that will spread and utilize these learnings. Your work will evaluate our progress and drive decisions moving forward.

• Partner with product managers and leadership to understand key questions of the business and answer them with data

• Develop metrics for new features, products, and business initiatives

• Analyze data (usage, growth, customer interactions) to uncover insights that influence business decisions

• Communicate data in a clear, succinct manner to stakeholders

Interview Process 

• Recruiter Intro (30 minutes)

• Hiring Manager Interview (30 minutes)

• Live Case Study (60 minutes)

• Virtual Onsite Interview (3 hours)

Perks 

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (with 80% premium coverage)

• Paid parental leave

• Flexible vacation

• 401k with 4% company matching (and vests instantly!)

• Stipend for home office

• At least two in-person company offsites a year

• Fully remote

Our Commitment 

We believe that great ideas can come from anyone and anywhere. As an equal opportunity employer, we interact with respect, kindness, and compassion. We are committed to building a company that embraces and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. We're not afraid to let go of existing beliefs as we learn new information and uncover better ideas.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Diverse teams build better products, offer more unique perspectives and help foster an inclusive environment for everyone.