Senior People Data Scientist

Role Description

We're transforming the grocery industry. At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community.

We’re hiring a Senior People Data Scientist (L5) to serve as an enterprise-wide people analytics thought partner—blending data engineering, analytics, consulting, and data product ownership. You will own complex, multi-quarter analytical workstreams, shape company-level people metrics, and help leaders at all levels use data to make better, more equitable decisions about our workforce.

This is a high-visibility IC role with significant exposure to senior HR and business leaders, ideal for someone who is equally comfortable in Snowflake, extracting insights from employee data, executive-level storytelling, and in shaping how HR and business leaders across Instacart use data at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in analytics, data science, business intelligence, or a closely related field, with at least 2–3+ years in People Analytics / HR data (HCM, recruiting, comp, retention, DEI, engagement, or workforce planning).
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or relevant field (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience.

Requirements

• Experience designing and maintaining executive-facing dashboards and data products in a BI tool (e.g., OneModel, Tableau, Looker), including metric design, documentation, and stakeholder enablement/training.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with a modern cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake, including working with large, complex datasets, performance-tuned queries, building data pipelines, and developing analytics-ready models.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear stories and actionable insights for HR/business leaders, including writing talking points and delivering live presentations.
• Demonstrated expertise in multivariate analysis, including the design and interpretation of regression models, comparison testing, and natural language processing techniques applied to large-scale text data.
• Strong foundation in research methodology and psychometrics, with the ability to design, validate, and interpret survey instruments and other qualitative measures with rigor.
• Experience handling sensitive HR data with strong judgment around privacy, security, and role-based access controls.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
• Remote work flexibility with a base pay range dependent on permanent work location.
• Eligibility for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.

Company Description

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team, allowing employees to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.