Lead Research Data Scientist, Learning Frontiers

Lead Research Data Scientist, Learning FrontiersThe Learning Frontiers team drives educational impact by bridging foundational AI research with pedagogy-driven product experiences. We aim to graduate successful pedagogical prototypes into primary Google surfaces - such as Gemini, Search, YouTube, and NotebookLM - to support the learner's journey. To evolve these approaches, we need to develop measures of successful learning, especially in situations when traditional engagement metrics (like clicks) may conflict with the desirable friction required for deep learning.As a Data Scientist on the Learning Frontiers team, you will dive deep into our logs to identify educational intent, help define user personas, and evaluate experiments that test our pedagogical hypotheses.

This role requires a balance of rigorous analysis and creative problem-solving as you help us navigate data gaps and build the "connective tissue" between our research goals and our product surfaces. This is a unique chance to join our multidisciplinary team of Product Managers, Program Managers, User Experience, Learning Science specialists, and Engineers and work on cutting-edge AI capabilities, building new features from the ground up.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $ - $ (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.Responsibilities:Analyze logs directly, frame strategic questions, conduct external research, and develop roadmaps.Lead the development of metrics and proxies to evaluate the learning impact of AI in live experiments on Gemini, Search, and NotebookLM.Conduct analysis including data gathering, requirements specification, processing, deliverables, and presentations to solve non-routine problems.Design experiments for longitudinal analyses, and evaluate cross-product user journeys for educational purposes.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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