Data Scientist Manager - Measurement & Quantitative Forecasting at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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$325,000 – $405,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 7+ years in data science, measurement/causal inference, forecasting, modeling, or risk analytics in high-stakes domains
  • Deep strength in sampling, inference, probability sampling, time series data, backtesting, parametric/non-parametric modeling approaches, and imputation, and uncertainty for rare-event estimation; comfort with time-varying metrics and survival analysis
  • Write strong Python and SQL; fluent with modern warehouses and notebook-to-production workflows
  • Communicate crisply to executives and engineers
  • Experience in integrity/fraud/safety or adjacent high-stakes analytics; have led multiple complex workstreams and mentored senior peers
  • Experience in managing data scientists, quantitative analysts or similar
  • Balance near-term execution with long-term vision; raise analytical standards and create clarity across teams
  • Bonus: Familiarity with Airflow

Responsibilities

  • Define the measurement and forecasting strategy and operating model; align policy-grounded definitions, governance, and quality bars across partners
  • Build user-level baselines and confidence intervals for rare-event harms using principled sampling and inference; institute stability and drift checks
  • Ship executive-grade reporting: dashboard tiles, weekly 1-pagers, monthly deep dives, and launch/post-launch readouts that drive action
  • Implement mitigation attribution and change-tracking; back-test launches and connect outcomes to specific interventions and external events
  • Own data interfaces and SLOs across DS schemas; ensure privacy-by-design data paths and auditable method notes
  • Build automated systems and pipelines to clean and organize unstructured data from disparate sources
  • Act as the single analytics entry point with cross-functional partners across Safety Systems, Data Science, Integrity, Product, and Policy teams; resolve definitions, standards, and timelines
  • Build and lead the team; mentor experienced ICs; foster an inclusive, principled, high-standards culture

Skills

Statistical Inference
Sampling Methods
Quantitative Forecasting
Confidence Intervals
Drift Detection
Dashboard Development
Attribution Modeling
Back-Testing
SLO Management
Privacy by Design
Data Schemas

OpenAI

Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies

About OpenAI

OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$18,433.2MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
Mental healthcare service
Fertility treatment coverage
401(k) with generous matching
20-week paid parental leave
Life insurance (complimentary)
AD&D insurance (complimentary)
Short-term/long-term disability insurance (complimentary)
Optional buy-up life insurance
Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off (we encourage 4+ weeks per year)
Annual learning & development stipend
Regular team happy hours and outings
Daily catered lunch and dinner
Travel to domestic conferences

Risks

Elon Musk's legal battle may pose financial and reputational challenges for OpenAI.
Customizable ChatGPT personas could lead to privacy and ethical concerns.
Competitors like Anthropic raising capital may intensify market competition.

Differentiation

OpenAI's capped profit model prioritizes ethical AI development over unlimited profit.
OpenAI's AI models, like Sora, offer unique video creation from text descriptions.
OpenAI's focus on AGI aims to create AI systems smarter than humans.

Upsides

OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding boosts its AI research and computational capacity.
Customizable ChatGPT personas enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
OpenAI's 'Operator' AI agent could revolutionize workforce automation by 2025.

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