Data Scientist - Law Enforcement Analytics & Program

Meta is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Law Enforcement Analytics & Program (LEAP) team. Our mission is to enable Meta's capacity to balance public safety, user privacy, and compliance obligations at scale through strategic coordination, technical leadership, and operational success across the Security, Integrity, Investigations (SI2) legal team and its partners. This role leverages AI, data and insights to drive decisions that enable predictability, and proactive detection, allowing us to operate efficiently and reliably at scale. You will be building AI models and will be involved in the design, development, and deployment of intelligent solutions that reduce the operational and investigative burden. This role will directly impact the scalability and efficiency of our operations and investigations through proactive detection, automation, and resolution of routine tasks, inefficiencies, and incidents. In addition, this is a crucial role in translating data into action and identifying opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness.

• Data Scientist
• Law Enforcement Analytics & Program Responsibilities
  Translate business challenges into clear, actionable requirements for AI-enabled solutions
  Map end-to-end business processes, highlighting areas where AI can drive efficiency and value
  Design, build and implement AI automations
  Develop and deploy solutions and AI prompts to identify and address bottlenecks, replacing manual interventions with intelligent automation
  Create scalable automation mechanisms that proactively monitor, analyze, and report
  Build robust predictive models using statistical and machine learning techniques to forecast risks, anticipate issues and optimize
  Develop monitoring tools to trigger early warnings and facilitate rapid resolution through automation
  Acts as a data subject matter
  Formulate the right metrics, measures, and definitions of success to drive quality, efficiency, cost, and timeliness understanding the source data
  Perform complex data analysis leveraging data streams available to drive proactive and predictive action
  Partner with operational analysts, investigators, and engineering partners to understand pain points, identify repetitive tasks, and translate them into opportunities for automation
  Bring multiple areas of business and engineering together via a common reliable foundation of common data, metrics, and insights
  Build data tables and dashboards, and leverage these for interpreting incidents and trends
  Leverage tools like Tableau, Python, and SQL to drive efficient analytics

Minimum Qualifications:

6+ years of experience in analytics, engineering, and use of AI/ML
6+ years of SQL development experience and scripting language like Python
Hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g. Tensor Flow, Py Torch, Scikit-learn) and automation tools/platforms
Experience with data visualization tools and leveraging data models to drive business decisions
Experience with statistics (e.g. statistics basics, statistical modeling, experimental design, hypothesis testing, etc.)
Demonstrated experience with proactively identifying, scoping and implementing solutions
Hands-on experience analyzing and interpreting data, drawing conclusions, defining recommended actions, and reporting results across stakeholders
Bachelor's Degree in an anlaytical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science)

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Master's Degree in an analytical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science)

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and Whats App further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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United States of America: $151,000/year to $213,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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