Data Science Manager

New York City Hybrid

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI spacewe are the architects of the human data infrastructure thats reshaping the landscape of AI a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized its the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The Role

Prolific for AI is a high-growth greenfield vertical building the infrastructure behind human-aligned AI. As Data Science Manager youll build and lead the data science and analytics function for this vertical - setting strategy hiring the team and partnering with commercial product and ops stakeholders to drive measurable impact. Youll define what great looks like then build the team and systems to deliver it.

What youll be doing

Build & Lead the Team

• Hire develop and retain a high-performing team of Data Scientists and Analysts
• Set clear expectations for technical quality rigorous causal inference well-designed experiments principled modelling and coach the team to meet them
• Define ways of working prioritisation and how the team interfaces with commercial and product stakeholders

Drive Commercial Growth through Data

• Ensure your team delivers analytics that fuel the Prolific for AI Sales and Ops functions: pipeline health forecasting customer health and retention signals
• Act as a senior data thought partner to commercial leadership translating business questions into analytical problems and outcomes into decisions

Own the Experimentation Standard

• Set and hold the bar for how your team designs runs and interprets experiments going beyond basic A/B testing toward rigorous causal inference and algorithmic work
• Partner with Product to make experimentation a core capability across the vertical not just a tool

Ensure Data Quality at Scale

• Lead your team to build scalable frameworks that guarantee high-quality AI training and evaluation data for Prolifics frontier lab partners
• Establish governance: clear rules repeatable checks and shared standards that Product and Engineering can build against
• Be hands-on in the early phase contributing technically where needed then transition to technical oversight and mentorship as the team matures

What youll bring

• Proven track record leading data science or analytics teams youve hired developed and held a high technical bar
• Technically deep enough to set direction review work critically and earn credibility with strong ICs not just manage process
• Expertise in experimentation and causal inference; you know the difference between a well-designed study and a convincing-looking one
• Ability to translate ambiguous high-stakes business problems into structured analytical work
• Strong stakeholder influence you can align Product Eng Ops and Commercial without direct authority
• Bonus: experience with AI data pipelines RLHF or human-in-the-loop evaluation systems

The job spec is a guideline and we are always looking for the best peoplewe encourage you to apply even if you feel like you dont meet all the requirements.

Why Prolific is a great place to work

Weve built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants enabling the collection of high-quality ethically sourced human behavioural data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate nuanced and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities wont come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovationone that reflects the breadth and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary benefits and remote working within our impactful mission-driven culture.

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