Business and Marketing Data Scientist at Google
Mountain View, CA
$177,550–$198,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Mountain View, CA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role on YouTube's Business Go-To-Market Impact Measurement team focuses on designing and executing causal studies to inform strategic business decisions. The work spans experimental and observational methods — causal inference, Bayesian modeling, and machine learning — with a strong emphasis on communicating findings to non-technical executives. It suits a PhD-level researcher who is comfortable developing novel methods when existing ones fall short and who enjoys cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
Senior level · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Doctorate required · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 470 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 200–700
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $189,150 (middle half $152,859–$224,286). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting explicitly lists 'Mid' experience level in its framing, but the hard requirement of a PhD plus peer-reviewer/consultant responsibilities and mentoring of junior members reflects Senior-level scope.
R and Python are listed as a single interchangeable requirement ('R or Python') in the minimum qualifications; either satisfies the gate.
The posted salary range ($177,550–$198,000/year) is base only; the posting also references a 15% bonus target and equity, which are not included in the comp figures here.
The role is office-based in Mountain View, CA with a possible hybrid schedule per Google policy — it is not fully remote.
No total years of experience are stated; the PhD plus relevant experience is the stated gate, with no numeric year floor given.
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