Data Scientist at Atticus

About Atticus

Atticus is a mission-driven B Corp building a platform to connect people in crisis with government benefits and legal help. Over the last six years we have helped more than 110,000 people access over $4 billion in aid. We are venture-backed, rapidly growing, and focused on using data to improve outcomes across our end-to-end legal assistance platform.

The Role

Data Scientist on the central Data Science team. You will help establish a company-wide data science function, partner closely with business and product leads, and build analytics, experiments, and predictive models that directly impact client outcomes. This is a fully remote role with occasional travel to Los Angeles for offsites and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a founding member of the data science function, contributing to team culture and growth.
• Design metrics and data models, build data pipelines, and launch experiments and models to answer key business questions.
• Provide embedded, cross-functional analytics and model support for product, operations, and other teams.
• Interpret data as the voice of clients and translate insights into measurable product and operational changes.
• Hold teams accountable to measurable impact and help prioritize the most effective levers for improvement.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience at a high-growth startup or a scrappy team within a larger company.
• Fluent SQL skills and substantial professional experience with Python or R.
• Experience building metrics, reporting, and models from scratch in a product or business domain.
• Experience leveraging A/B testing or causal inference methods to measure impact and guide decisions.
• Comfort with full-stack data work including metric design, exploratory analysis, experimentation, and predictive modeling.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to work closely with cross-functional teams to drive impact.

Nice to Have

• Experience building two-sided marketplaces or working with non-experimental causal inference methods.
• Experience shipping and maintaining model code in production.

Salary and Benefits

We offer competitive pay and strong benefits. The anticipated base salary band for this role is $150,000 to $200,000, plus equity and benefits. Actual salary will depend on experience and fit.

• Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employee premiums covered.
• 15 vacation days and approximately 19 paid holidays per year.
• Free OneMedical membership.
• $600 per year reimbursable stipend for internet service.
• $1,000 reimbursable stipend for education and training outside of work.
• Up to $1,200 per year student loan repayment assistance.
• 401(k) and optional HSA/FSA options.

Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to join an early but well-funded company that combines strong product traction with social impact. You will have the chance to shape a new data science function, make measurable impact on client outcomes, and help build a mission-driven culture.

Work Model

This position is fully remote, you can work from anywhere. Occasional travel to Los Angeles will be required for team gatherings and offsites, typically between quarterly and yearly.

How to Apply

Apply via the job posting. The application will request basic information, attachments, and location/timezone details. Atticus is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to apply.