This role is ideal for a seasoned Data Scientist with at least 6 years of experience who thrives in a "product pod" environment. The company is looking for a bl
Work type: onsite
Location: New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
Salary: $180,000 – $225,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a seasoned Data Scientist with at least 6 years of experience who thrives in a "product pod" environment. The company is looking for a blend of a technical expert and a strategic partner—someone who doesn't just run queries but actively influences product roadmaps through experiment design and causal inference. If you have a strong background in Bayesian statistics and enjoy turning messy, real-world data into predictive models, you’ll be a high-impact player here. The compensation is highly competitive ($180k–$225k) for a Series D startup backed by top-tier VCs like a16z and GV. While the role requires being on-site in NYC, SF, or Seattle, the benefits package is standout: it includes equity, a week-long December holiday break, 16 weeks of parental leave, and specific perks like therapy reimbursement and fertility support. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 6+ years of experience using SQL and Python/R to drive product decisions. * Expertly navigate A/B testing, quasi-experiments, and causal inference. * Possess a "product sense" and can explain complex uncertainty to non-technical stakeholders. * Are passionate about scaling accessibility in the mental healthcare space.
Headway’s mission is a big one – to build a new mental health care system everyone can access. We’ve built technology that helps people find great therapists with the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance.
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but the majority of providers don’t accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access by making it easy for therapists to accept insurance and scale their practice.
Headway was founded in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown into a diverse, national network of over 60,000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software and have served over 1 million patients. We’re a Series D company with over $325m in funding from a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Accel, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Forerunner Ventures and Health Care Service Corporation.
We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.
### About the role
Join us to build the decision engine for better mental health outcomes.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will sit in the heart of a cross-functional product team and help turn messy, real-world signals into clear decisions. You will make sure we are capturing the right data, designing experiments that tell us what is actually driving outcomes, and translating findings into recommendations that teams can act on quickly. When the insight is stable and valuable, you will help operationalize it through predictive models that improve provider and patient experiences.
If you like ambiguity, enjoy hard problems, and want your work to matter in the world, you will fit right in.
### What you will do
The expected base pay range for this position is $180,000 - $225,000, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for an equity grant, depending on the position and level.
We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity. Compensation decisions are made holistically, ensuring fairness and alignment with market benchmarks while recognizing individual contributions and potential.