Lead Data Scientist, Platform Product

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems with a mission of making AI safe and beneficial for users and society.

As part of the Data Science and Analytics team, you'll drive data-informed decision-making across the organization, embedded with teams supporting the Developer Platform — the infrastructure enabling developers and enterprise customers to build on Claude via the core API, agent orchestration, tool and MCP integrations, and knowledge management capabilities. You'll partner with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to understand how AI agents are built and deployed at scale, identify growth opportunities, surface platform adoption insights, and help establish the analytical foundations and best practices of a growing data science team.

• Define key metrics, build measurement frameworks, and maintain core reporting to evaluate platform success
• Conduct deep dives into product and usage data to surface actionable insights, size opportunities, and influence roadmaps
• Apply rigorous causal inference methods, including controlled experiments and synthetic controls, to evaluate platform changes
• Investigate anomalies, conduct root cause analyses, and provide data-driven insights
• Build statistical models, optimization frameworks, and simulations to support and automate decision-making
• Present complex analyses clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help establish foundational data practices and scale analytics infrastructure

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools
• Expertise in experimental design, causal inference, statistical modeling, and A/B testing in high-scale technical environments
• Experience working with Product or Engineering teams on API or developer-facing products, with demonstrated impact on roadmap and strategy
• Effective written communication and presentation skills

• 6+ years of experience in data science or analytics roles
• Experience supporting B2B sales teams with data insights
• Strong instincts for product adoption, engagement, and retention in developer or enterprise contexts
• Experience with AI/ML products, large language models, or developer tools in the AI/ML ecosystem
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Interest in Anthropic's mission of building safe and beneficial AI

Annual Salary: $285,000—$380,000 USD

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a relevant field. Hybrid policy: all staff are expected to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship: Anthropic sponsors visas and will make every reasonable effort to obtain one for offered candidates.