Staff Applied Scientist

About the role

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

LinkedIn's Data Science and Applied Science teams use data, experimentation, causal inference, machine learning, and AI to solve important product and business problems. With more than 1 billion members globally and products that span both consumer and enterprise use cases, LinkedIn offers scientists the opportunity to work on problems that directly shape member experience, customer value, growth, and monetization.

We are looking for a strong individual contributor who can bring rigorous science to practical problems. In this role, you will work across areas such as experimentation, causal inference, prediction, measurement, optimization, personalization, and large-scale machine learning.

You will be expected to go deep technically, build methods and models that fit real product needs, and turn promising ideas into tools, platforms, and systems that can be used at scale. The ideal candidate combines technical depth with strong product and business judgment.

You should be comfortable developing methods from the ground up, adapting existing techniques to new problems, and working closely with cross-functional partners to make better decisions and deliver measurable impact. The work may span areas such as auctions, matching, market design, personalization, AI-powered product experiences, and other high-impact systems across LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

Independently identify and frame complex, ambiguous data science problems, surfacing high-impact opportunities for product and solution improvement. Lead advanced analyses, experimentation, machine learning, and causal inference efforts to inform product strategy and data-driven decisions.

Leverage AI tools in day-to-day workflows to increase productivity Design and refine modeling approaches by evaluating technical tradeoffs and developing scalable, replicable solutions with measurable business and product impact. Research and evaluate historical approaches, internal repositories, external literature, and novel methods to determine the best path forward when standard solutions are insufficient.

Establish or improve methodological frameworks, review peer work, and uphold high standards for scientific rigor, reproducibility, fairness, and analytical integrity. Develop and implement advanced data science methodologies and ML models that are accurate, unbiased, robust, and aligned with scientific best practices.

Build and improve production-ready data science solutions while accounting for latency, cost, infrastructure, reliability, and maintainability constraints. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, AI, and leadership to translate strategic priorities into clear data science roadmaps and deliverables.

Influence stakeholders through clear insights, recommendations, and advocacy for AI/ML methodologies and data-driven innovation.

Pay and benefits

Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline: Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Informatics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Economics, etc. 5+ years of industry or relevant academia experience Background in at least one programming language (eg. R, Python, Java, Ruby, Scala/Spark or Perl) Experience in applied statistics and statistical modeling in at least one statistical software package, (eg.

R, Python) Preferred Qualifications 7+ years of industry or relevant academia experience Doctorate in Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Economics, Informatics, Computer Science, Data Science or related field. Suggested Skills Machine Learning Statistics Programming Languages You will Benefit from our Culture We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families.

That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels. LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $175,000 - $287,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.