Senior Manager, Data Science Patient Growth

Headways mission is a big one to build a new mental health care system everyone can access. Weve built technology that helps people find great therapists with the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance.

1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition but the majority of providers dont accept insurance making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access by making it easy for therapists to accept insurance and scale their practice.

Headway was founded in 2019. Since then weve grown into a diverse national network of over 60000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software and have served over 1 million patients. Were a Series D company with over $325m in funding from a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) Accel GV (formerly Google Ventures) Spark Capital Thrive Capital Forerunner Ventures and Health Care Service Corporation.

We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us and help change mental healthcare for the better.

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About the Role

Headways patient growth engine is scaling fast and we need a senior analytics leader who can make marketing performance legible credible and actionable. As Senior Manager Data Science - Patient Growth you will own the marketing analytics strategy that helps Headway acquire patients efficiently and at scale. You will build and lead a team that answers the questions Growth Marketing Finance and Product need answered: whats truly incremental where should we invest next and how do we scale what works without fooling ourselves.

You will report to the Director of Data Science Patient and partner closely with Growth Marketing leadership Finance Product and Engineering. You will have real accountability for how Headway measures evaluates and improves patient acquisition.

What youll do at Headway

Own Marketing Measurement & Growth Analytics

• Define and own the measurement strategy for patient acquisition across paid lifecycle and organic channels including incrementality testing CAC efficiency channel performance and conversion quality.
• Design and analyze geo tests holdouts lift studies and quasi-experimental approaches to distinguish correlation from true marketing impact. Establish clear guardrails decision rules and evidence standards.
• Build the canonical metrics framework (CAC LTV payback cohort value capacity-adjusted ROI) that aligns Marketing Finance and Product on what good looks like and how to compare performance over time.
• When performance shifts diagnose why quantify contributing drivers and recommend concrete next steps. Be the person who can say: Heres what moved heres why we believe it and heres what we do next.

Build Models & Systems That Scale

• Develop and evolve practical modeling approaches (LTV forecasting cohort value prediction causal uplift models saturation analysis) focused on calibration backtesting and decision usefulness.
• Partner with Engineering on measurement infrastructure: event instrumentation identity resolution offline conversion integration and data quality monitoring so that learning is reliable.
• Create repeatable experimentation and analysis templates for channel and creative testing that increase velocity without lowering the truth standard.

Lead and Grow the Team

• Lead coach and develop a team of data scientists starting at 2 and scaling to up to 10 as needs are identified through 2026. Set clear expectations for ownership communication and impact.
• Coach senior ICs provide strong technical review and model what great analytical work looks like from hypothesis framing through decision-ready output.
• Hire world-class talent and build a team culture that is rigorous curious and relentlessly focused on outcomes over activity.

Youd be a great fit if...

• You have 8 years of experience in data science analytics or growth/marketing analytics including 3 years managing and developing data scientists or analysts.
• Youve built marketing measurement systems that materially improved acquisition efficiency including the frameworks that changed how teams allocated spend and evaluated performance.
• You have deep expertise in causal inference and incrementality in real-world marketing systems: you know the failure modes (selection bias channel cannibalization platform noise attribution myths) and how to design around them.
• You can translate ambiguous growth questions into structured analysis and clear recommendations without slowing teams down and you know when to slow down because the risk is real.
• Youre a strong technical practitioner in SQL and Python or R with the ability to build reliable reusable analytical workflows and credibly review your teams work.
• Youve earned trust with marketing and finance leaders by bringing evidence-based recommendations that are honest about uncertainty without losing momentum.
• You are motivated by Headways mission to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable.

Bonus points if...

• You have experience with geo experiments marketplace dynamics or capacity-aware marketing optimization.
• Youve measured acquisition quality beyond conversion including downstream engagement retention clinical matching quality and unit economics.
• You have experience partnering with Finance on budget allocation payback modeling and scenario planning.
• Youre familiar with lifecycle marketing measurement including incrementality and experimentation design for messaging.

Compensation and Benefits:

The expected base pay range for this position is $212000 - $265000 based on a variety of factors including qualifications experience and geographic addition to base salary this role may be eligible for an equity grant depending on the position and level.

We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package including robust health and wellness benefits retirement savings and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity. Compensation decisions are made holistically ensuring fairness and alignment with market benchmarks while recognizing individual contributions and potential.

• Benefits offered include:
• Equity compensation
• Medical Dental and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development

To be included if role is bonus eligibleOther compensation includes: discretionary bonuses and/or commission. Commission payments are monthly.

We believe a teams strength is in its people and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem across race ethnicity gender sexuality age national origin religion family status disability military status and experience. Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.

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