Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. As a Data Scientist, you’ll map every human–AI interaction to help brands turn AIs into their strongest advocates. You’ll build predictive models, develop sampling techniques, and optimize brand visibility in AI-driven search (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity). Your work will directly impact how businesses shape their presence in the generative AI era.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and refine predictive models to analyze and forecast AI-driven search behavior.
- Design sampling and data classification techniques to improve AI-driven brand insights.
- Leverage LLMs/NLP to extract meaningful insights from unstructured text data.
- Work with large datasets, ensuring efficiency in querying, cleaning, and classification.
- Design and conduct A/B tests or other experimentation frameworks to measure impact.
- Collaborate with the founding team to turn complex data insights into actionable business strategies.
Who You Are
- 3+ years of advanced analytics experience in technology, marketing, or advertising.
- Proficient in Python, R, and SQL, with hands-on experience querying and analyzing large datasets.
- Expertise in data sampling techniques, including stratified sampling, bootstrapping, and extrapolation.
- Strong background in predictive modeling and applying ML techniques to estimate event frequency.
- Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), their limitations, and real-world applications.
- Passionate about staying on top of AI research, especially in multi-modal AI and LLM advancements.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment.
This is an on-site role in our Union Square office—designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact.