About the Role 

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Data Scientist to join our Growth Data Science team at Mercury Insurance. In this role, you will partner closely with our Marketing, Sales, and Customer Experience organizations to identify growth opportunities, optimize acquisition and engagement strategies, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions. You will act as a thought leader—bring deep technical expertise, strong business intuition, and the ability to drive measurable business value through automated, domain-specific AI solutions. 

An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process

State specific pay scales for this role are as follows:

$94,458 to $179,048 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)

$85,871 to $162,771 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)

$77,283 to $146,494 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)

The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.

What You’ll Do

Work directly with Marketing, Sales, and CX leaders to diagnose business challenges, define analytical roadmaps, and drive growth strategies.

Develop rigorous analyses, models, and frameworks to optimize customer acquisition, lifecycle engagement, and retention.

Build scalable machine learning solutions (e.g., targeting, segmentation, uplift modeling, LTV prediction) that improve growth efficiency and ROI.

Design and evaluate A/B tests and causal inference studies; partner with stakeholders to operationalize results.

Translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations that influence decision-making at all levels of the organization.

Collaborate with engineering teams to productionize models and analytics pipelines with high reliability and performance.

Drive best practices in experimentation, measurement, and growth analytics across the company.

What You Bring 

• 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or growth analytics, with a track record of delivering business impact. 

• BS in STEM majors is required. MS is preferred. 

• Proficiency in SQL and Python, and experience working in modern data and ML ecosystems. 

• Experiences in growth-focused data science (e.g., paid marketing optimization, attribution, funnel diagnostics, experimentation, user segmentation). 

• Expertise statistical methods, causal inference, and A/B testing at scale. 

• Experience building and deploying production ML models. 

• Experience in fine-tuning Generative AI (LLMs) for domain-specific applications is a plus. 

• Solid communication skills—able to simplify complex concepts for non-technical partners and good storytelling skills.  

• Strong product and business intuition; comfortable partnering with senior-level stakeholders. 

• Experience in a consumer, fintech, SaaS, or marketplace environment is a plus. 

Why Join Us

Drive high-visibility growth initiatives that shape the company’s trajectory.

Work in a collaborative environment between Marketing, Sales, CX, Product, and Engineering.

Amplify your impact by influencing strategy, improving tooling, and raising the bar for analytics and ML across the org.

Why choose a career at Mercury?

At Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it.

Our team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life.

We care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.

Learn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers

We offer many great benefits, including:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Engaging work environment
• Promotional opportunities
• Education assistance
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Company recognition program
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more

Mercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.