## Metadata - Author: [[mike-sall|Mike Sall]] - Full Title:: Product Scientist - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Data team roles|Data team roles]], [[Data team roles|Data team roles]], - URL:: https://medium.com/@sall/product-scientist-ffd1ae846172 - Finished date:: [[2024-03-16]] ## Highlights > At Medium, Product Science is the central team responsible for every step of translating data into insights that improve the product. We’re the arrow in this chart ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hs3y4b4x7y8kmbwe9xfzgsss)) > On a day-to-day basis, you’ll spend half of your time with product teams: a group of engineers, designers, a product manager, and you, the product scientist, all working together in a small group to build new features. You’ll extract key data and findings, define metrics, evaluate A|B tests, identify opportunities based on the data, and share new insights no one considered before. You’ll be right there, brainstorming with the team, thinking ahead, ensuring we make the best *data-informed* decisions. > The other half of your time will be spent with us, the Product Science team, enhancing our general analytics ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hs3y7er5fjmc7ykrj568d8fr)) > We need the essentials: strong attention to detail, excellent written and oral communication skills to articulate insights, and great problem solving with thoughtful approaches. Product scientists should also have technical depth; data analysis experience (ideally with consumer web products), is necessary for this role. It’d be great if you can calculate the significance of an A|B test, pinpoint the underlying factors contributing to a metric’s growth, and regularly use a few of these languages and/or programs: SQL, R, SPSS, Excel, Javascript, D3, and Python ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hs3y8hk2xvtjgkjhkwde5v7v))