Senior Data Scientist (Contract)

Wikimedia Foundation(26 days ago)

RemoteContractSenior$102,000 - $160,000Product & Technology

About this role

A Senior Data Scientist (contract) will support a Wikimedia Foundation research initiative to understand how people reach Wikimedia projects and how traffic sources relate to engagement and content quality. The role informs improvements to search visibility, content reuse partnerships, and movement-wide understanding of contributor pathways. This is a four-month, full-time remote engagement with work scheduled to accommodate meetings in the Eastern Time zone.

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Required Skills

SQL
Python
GitLab
Time-Series
Causal Inference
Large Datasets
Documentation
Communication
Reproducibility
Experiment Analysis

About Wikimedia Foundation

wikimediafoundation.org

Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the wider family of Wikimedia projects, providing the technical infrastructure and organizational support that enables free, openly licensed knowledge worldwide. It supports the volunteer community, builds and maintains the software and servers, and advances policies, research, and tools to improve content quality and accessibility. Funded primarily by donations, the Foundation runs global programs and partnerships to expand access, combat misinformation, and promote inclusion across languages and regions.