Staff Data Scientist

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$154,900–$281,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 261 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Data Scientist

Staff Data Scientist The Staff Data Scientist joins the Pro Design team as an embedded lead to serve as the analytical backbone for product teams. This generalist role involves translating ambiguous questions into structured analysis and actionable recommendations while stewarding core product metrics. The successful candidate will manage end-to-end experimentation, develop predictive, propensity, or segmentation models, and build internal data products that leverage AI to scale reach across the organization. Key responsibilities include collaborating with engineering and design teams to solve problems within creative tools and subscription businesses. Required skills include a strong foundation in statistics and advanced experimentation techniques like CUPED and sequential testing. The role requires proficiency in SQL and Python or R for modeling, along with experience in modern data stacks such as Databricks and Spark to support the development of intelligent, connected design tools.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $213878 from 88 postings across 32 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Translate ambiguous product questions into structured analysis and actionable recommendations for product, engineering, and design teams.
  • Define and steward core product metrics to ensure consistent and trustworthy data across the organization.
  • Design and execute end-to-end experiments while improving experimental rigor across various products.
  • Build predictive, propensity, or segmentation models to drive specific product or marketing actions.
  • Develop internal data products that leverage AI to scale the team's reach across the company.
  • Collaborate with analytics engineers to maintain a consistent foundation for product metrics.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in data science, product analytics, or a similar quantitative role.
  • Strong foundation in statistics and advanced experimentation techniques like CUPED, sequential testing, and heterogeneous treatment effects.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python (or R) for data manipulation, analysis, and modeling.
  • Experience building segmentation and predictive models such as propensity, churn, and LTV.
  • Fluency with AI-assisted and agentic workflows.
  • MS or Ph.D. in a relevant technical field (preferred).
  • Background in consumer product analytics for creative tools, SaaS, or subscription businesses (preferred).

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