[Remote] Data Scientist
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. H&R Block is seeking a Data Scientist to support analytics initiatives for its Small Business organization. The role develops data-driven insights through the full data science lifecycle, including data exploration, feature engineering, modeling, analysis, and insight delivery, to inform growth, client engagement, and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Partner with DS&A teammates and SMB stakeholders to understand business questions and translate them into analytical approaches and deliverables
- Support end‑to‑end analytics and data science projects, including data extraction, cleaning, feature engineering, model development, and validation
- Build and analyze predictive and descriptive models to support initiatives such as client segmentation, customer behavior analysis, campaign performance measurement, and operational efficiency
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities within small business data
- Collaborate with product, marketing, and operational teams to design analytical solutions that align with business goals
- Translate analytical results into clear, actionable insights and communicate findings through presentations, dashboards, or written summaries
- Contribute to productionized analytics solutions by partnering with engineering or platform teams as needed
- Apply best practices in data quality, documentation, and reproducibility
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- 2–4 years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related analytical role
- Experience applying statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to real‑world business problems
- Strong foundation in data wrangling, exploratory analysis, and model development
- Proficiency in Python and/or R, along with SQL for data extraction and analysis
- Familiarity with common modeling approaches such as regression, classification, clustering, and experimentation
- Ability to communicate analytical concepts and results clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within cross‑functional teams
- Experience working with small business, financial, or customer‑level data
- Exposure to experimentation frameworks, A/B testing, or causal analysis
- Basic understanding of accounting, finance, or tax concepts
- Experience working in a cloud‑based data environment
Benefits
- Qualifying associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage.
- Qualifying associates can participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan).
- Qualifying associates can participate in the Employee Assistance Program.
- Qualifying associates can participate in (virtual) fitness center programs.
- Qualifying associates can participate in the associate discount program.
- Qualifying associates are automatically enrolled in Business Travel Accident Insurance.
- Qualifying associates receive Associate Tax Prep benefit.
- Remote work arrangement.
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