Data Scientist – Marketing & Sales Measurement
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 151650 - 208530
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company Description
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012 Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care including screening to find cancer early monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information visitand follow the company onLinkedInX (Twitter)andFacebook.
Position Overview
We areseekinga highly analytical and business-oriented Data Scientist Marketing & Sales Measurement to support the Guardant Shield screening business. This role will lead the design development and implementation of advanced analytics frameworks to measure marketing effectivenessoptimizecommercial investments and drive sales force performance.
This individual will partner closely with Marketing Sales Commercial Operations Finance and Leadership to deliver actionable insights that inform strategy resource allocation and performance optimization. The ideal candidate combines strong statistical rigor with practical business judgment and experience in healthcare diagnostics or pharmaceutical commercial analytics.
Key Responsibilities
Marketing Measurement & Optimization
Design and implement robust marketing measurement frameworks including:
Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM)
Multi-touch attribution (MTA)
Incrementality testing (A/B geo-experiments)
Media and channel ROI analysis
Quantify impact of omnichannel campaigns across HCP and patient audiences.
Develop methodologies to measure awareness engagement conversion and downstream screening uptake.
Partner with Marketing tooptimizechannel mix targeting budget allocation and campaign strategy.
Establish standardized KPIs and dashboards for ongoing performance tracking.
Sales Measurement & Commercial Effectiveness
Develop analytical frameworks to measure sales force performance and promotional effectiveness.
Assessimpactof field activities (calls programs events) on screening adoption and ordering behavior.
Build models to:
Optimizeterritory design and alignment
Evaluate call plan effectiveness
Identifyopportunity gaps and growth levers
Conduct causal and quasi-experimental analyses to assess incremental lift from sales initiatives.
Advanced Analytics & Modeling
Build predictive models to forecast screening volume adoption trends and territory performance.
Develop segmentation andtargetingmodels for providers and accounts.
Apply causal inference techniques to isolateincrementalimpact of commercial investments.
Integrate data from CRM (e.g. Veeva/SFDC) claims lab marketing platforms and third-party datasets.
Ensure methodological rigor and statistical validity in all analyses.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Translate complex analyses into clear executive-ready insights and recommendations.
Serve as a strategic thought partnertoMarketing and Sales leadership.
Collaborate with Data Engineering and BI teams to ensure scalable production-ready solutions.
Qualifications
PhD or MS in Statistics Economics Biostatistics Data Science Applied Mathematics or related quantitativefield.
4 years (MS) or 2 years (PhD) of relevant industry experience in marketing analytics commercial analytics or sales measurement.
Proficiencyin Python and/or R; strong SQL skills.
Experience working with large complex healthcare or commercial datasets.
Ability to communicate complex analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred
Experience in diagnosticsmedtech biotech pharmaceutical or healthcare services.
Familiarity with screening markets or population health analytics.
Experience with CRM data (e.g. Veeva Salesforce) media data and claims datasets.
Knowledge of territory alignment and sales forceeffectivenessanalytics.
Experience building dashboards in Tableau Power BI or similar tools.
Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.
Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however there may be exposure to high noise levels fumes and biohazard material in the laboratory to sit for extended periods of time.
Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities long-term conditions mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support please reach out to
A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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About Company
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient cl ... View more
