Staff Data Scientist - Product Analytics

About the Position

Staff Data Scientist - Product Analytics

Headway is on a mission to revolutionize mental healthcare by making it accessible and affordable for everyone. We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist - Product Analytics to join our team and drive data-driven decisions that improve mental health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own a product measurement strategy: Define north star and input metrics for a major product area (or multiple surfaces), align stakeholders on definitions, and build conviction in what “good” looks like.
• Lead multi-team initiatives: Drive cross-functional work where the right answer is not obvious and the path is not linear, and ensure we land measurable outcomes.
• Set the experimentation standard: Establish frameworks for test design, guardrails, decision rules, and interpretation that improve both speed and rigor across teams.
• Develop evaluation systems for complex products: For areas like matching, ranking, or applied AI experiences, build measurement approaches that combine offline evaluation, online experiments, and human-quality signals when needed.
• Build scalable analytical assets: Invest in durable measurement systems: semantic definitions, self-serve dashboards, monitoring and alerts, and repeatable templates that reduce ad hoc work.
• Mentor and uplevel: Coach other data scientists and analytics partners, provide strong technical review, and model what great looks like.
• Be a thought leader: Proactively identify opportunities, shape roadmaps with an evidence-based POV, and create clarity where teams feel stuck.

Requirements

• 10+ years using data to drive product or business decisions in product, growth, engineering, or operations environments (or equivalent depth of experience and scope).
• Expert fluency in SQL and strong proficiency in Python or R, including building reliable, reusable analysis workflows.
• Deep expertise in Bayesian experimentation, causal inference, and measurement design, including common failure modes and how to prevent them.
• Strong applied modeling judgment: you know when a model is the right tool, and you can build, validate, and launch responsibly.
• A track record of leading ambiguous, cross-team work and delivering measurable outcomes (not just insights).
• Excellent executive communication and influence: you earn trust, align stakeholders, and move decisions forward.
• Strong product sense and an instinct for decision leverage: you focus on what changes outcomes, not what is merely interesting.
• Motivation for our mission: improving access and affordability in mental healthcare.

We Offer

• Compensation: $212K – $265K • Offers Equity
• Benefits:
  • Equity compensation
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • HSA / FSA
  • 401K
  • Work-from-Home Stipend
  • Therapy Reimbursement
  • 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
  • Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
  • 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
  • Flexible PTO
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and professional development

About the Company

Headway is a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve our mission. We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.

Locations: New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA

Employment Type: Full time

Location Type: Hybrid

Department: All Cost Centers, Research & Development, Engineering & Technology, Data