Scientist Jobs in Charlotte, NC
Scientist jobs in Charlotte are in active demand, concentrated in the University Research Park corridor, Ballantyne, and the South End innovation district, with strong hiring in life sciences, environmental consulting, and materials testing. Employers hiring right now include Intuit, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Spectrum. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Intuit's Consumer Group is committed to building tools and services that improve our members' financial journeys. At the heart of this mission, the Credit Karma Engagement team builds in-product features and experiences that help members take meaningful action to improve their financial outcomes, from building credit, to saving money, to paying down debt.
The team is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Scientist to serve as an analytical leader & strategic thought partner to our Engagement product team, responsible for building value-driven features and experiences that drive long-term member retention. This is a high-impact, cross-initiative role where you will set the analytics vision, raise the scientific bar across the team, and influence product and customer lifecycle strategy across Credit Karma's business.
Responsibilities
Set strategy across initiatives: Set data science strategy across Credit Karma's engagement and lifecycle product initiatives to evaluate the member lifecycle end to end, from activation and habit formation through retention, churn prevention, and reactivation.- Influence senior leadership: Combine insights, business acumen, strategic considerations, and industry-wide learnings to influence cross-functional leaders up to the VP level; act as the connective tissue across Product, Marketing, Engineering, and Design.
- Advance the science: Identify new ML and causal inference methodologies and external trends, adapt them to engagement, lifecycle, and churn-prevention use cases, and create shareable frameworks that enable adoption across the BU, with clarity on when and how each methodology should be used to drive business value.
- Lead experimentation at scale: Drive an iterative experimentation culture across the team by designing complex experiments (A/B/n, painted-door, bandits, and quasi-experimental designs) and applying causal inference (Propensity Score, DiD, Synthetic Control where A/B testing capability is limited).
- Build durable segmentation & member understanding: Identify key patterns in member behavior by connecting insights across a portfolio of experiments and analyses; create durable member segmentation strategies that enhance targeting, personalization, and the in-product experience.
- Shape the AI-native roadmap: Co-create the analytics/AI strategy for engagement and lifecycle in partnership with cross-functional teams; guide phased testing and rollout with the right measurement, safety, risk, and ethical considerations; connect model performance metrics to member and business outcomes.
- Raise the bar & develop talent: Mentor and elevate Data Scientists across the team, set scientific standards and best practices, contribute to calibrations and hiring, and scale yourself through delegation while remaining hands-on in the highest-leverage areas.
Qualifications
We're looking for a curious, proactive, and influential data science leader with a passion for driving member engagement and retention.
- 9+ years of experience in data science and analytics, with a track record of driving strategy and impact across multiple initiatives or business units; experience in consumer product engagement, retention, or growth strongly preferred, fintech experience a plus.
- Experience in consumer platforms with a membership-based or multi-product ecosystem, where personalization and cross-product engagement drive long-term retention, is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to apply first-principles thinking to translate ambiguous business strategy into analytical problems at the business-unit level.
- Proven success designing and interpreting complex experiments well beyond traditional A/B testing, and applying causal inference where experimentation is constrained.
- Deep expertise in causal inference, customer segmentation, and experimentation design, with the judgment to balance statistical rigor and business considerations.
- Exposure to lightweight Machine Learning in terms of being able to build offline classification & regression models to inform business decisions.
- Experience creating reusable frameworks, methodologies, and toolkits that are adopted by a broader analytics community.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder-influence skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence Director- and VP-level leaders across business and technical teams.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity with minimal guidance, make fast data-driven decisions (one-way vs. two-way door), and operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to use AI-native tools to plan, implement, and synthesize analyses across a variety of use cases ranging from experiment readouts, quasi-experimental methodology, retention/churn deep dives, and measuring the success of feature launches.
- BS or MS in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.
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Who's Hiring
- Intuit22

- Lowe's Home Improvement15

- Spectrum7

- Honeywell7

- Tract Bio7T
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
Scientist Jobs in Charlotte: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a scientist job in Charlotte?
Charlotte's strongest hiring for scientists runs through its life sciences cluster around University Research Park, environmental and civil engineering consultancies serving the region's infrastructure growth, and materials testing labs tied to the construction and energy sectors. Candidates who combine hands-on lab or field experience with familiarity with regulated industries, such as environmental compliance or clinical research, have a clear edge in this market.
Which companies hire scientists in Charlotte?
Companies currently hiring scientists in Charlotte include Intuit, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Spectrum, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Charlotte's mix of corporate headquarters, environmental consultancies, and research institutions means openings range from large employers with dedicated science teams to smaller specialty firms.
Are there remote scientist jobs in Charlotte?
Yes, though remote availability depends heavily on the type of work, since hands-on laboratory, field, and sample-collection roles are nearly always on-site, while data analysis, regulatory writing, and environmental reporting roles can be done remotely. About 50% of scientist openings tied to Charlotte are remote or hybrid as of September 2026. The most remote-friendly roles locally tend to sit in environmental science and research analysis rather than wet-lab or field positions.
How can I get a scientist job in Charlotte with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Charlotte is through environmental consulting firms and testing laboratories, which regularly hire field technicians and lab assistants as stepping stones into scientist roles. Charlotte's active construction and development market keeps environmental compliance firms busy year-round, creating consistent demand for junior staff. Internships through UNC Charlotte's science programs and entry-level technician roles at materials testing companies give candidates verifiable local experience that opens doors to mid-level positions.
Which industries hire the most scientists in Charlotte?
Most scientist openings in Charlotte sit in Technology & Software, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Charlotte's rapid growth in commercial real estate, energy infrastructure, and the expanding University Research Park life sciences corridor drives consistent demand for scientists across these sectors.
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