Senior Data Scientist, Ecosystems
In A Nutshell
Location: Remote Salary: $106,227-$167,858 Job Type: Full-time Experience Level: Mid-level Deadline to apply: July 6, 2026
Overview
Provide visibility into web analytics, search trends, content trends, patterns of usage, and search recall gaps.
Responsibilities
Integrating fragmented data from internal data lake, BigQuery, Matomo, and external intelligence tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, and Trakkr AI among others to create a unified, granular view of how users discover and use content across desktop and mobile domains.
Translating analytics and complex trends by geography, project, and topic into actionable narratives that help leadership navigate uncertainty and prioritize high-impact interventions.
Developing automated systems to detect where content is under-indexed or missing from results, providing the data necessary to improve article coverage, alternative titles, content for the Wikimedia Foundation's websites, and FAQ structures.
Establishing the metrics and frameworks to track how content is utilized within Large Language Models and generative search engines, directly informing high-level negotiations and the valuation of Enterprise offerings, as well as driving grassroot donor growth.
Defining Measurable Outcomes: Collaborating with product leaders to set achievable goals and drafting the instrumentation requirements necessary to track success with technical precision.
Assessing the efficacy of new initiatives through the rigorous design and analysis of experiments (e.g., A/B testing) to understand their true impact on the global audience.
Interpreting website performance data to uncover insights, inform UX/UI enhancements, and support strategies aimed at improving customer experience and conversion outcomes on the Wikimedia Foundation's websites.
Skillset
Fluent in Python and Jupyter for data analysis, statistical modeling, simulation, visualization & reporting.
Fluent in SQL and working with large scale data using tools such as Hive, Presto, Druid, and Spark.
Experience with building dashboards & reports using tools such as Jupyter, Quarto, Superset.
A solid, intuitive understanding of how websites operate (including structure, user journeys, and tracking mechanisms), combined with practical expertise in web search SEO/GEO.
A Bachelor's degree + 5 years related experience or a Master's degree + 3 years related experience; or equivalent work experience.
