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Data Scientist, Analytics

Lensa
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/1/2026
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Summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.

Required Skills

Data Scientist, Analytics Responsibilities:

  • Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches.
  • Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products that serve billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses.
  • Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends.
  • Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions.
  • Telecommuting is permitted from anywhere in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Requires Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field and 24 months of experience in the job offered or in a data analytics-related position. Foreign degree equivalent accepted
  • Requires 24 months of experience in the following:
    • Performing quantitative analysis, including data mining on highly complex data sets
    • Data querying languages, including SQL
    • Scripting languages, including Python
    • Statistical or mathematical software, including R, SAS, or Matlab
    • Applied statistics or experimentation, such as A/B testing, in an industry setting
    • Machine learning techniques
    • ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
    • Relational databases
    • Large-scale data processing infrastructures using distributed systems and
    • Quantitative analysis techniques, including clustering, regression, pattern recognition, or descriptive and inferential statistics.
Public Compensation

$189,953/year to $196,900/year bonus equity benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

Salary : $189,953 - $196,900

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