Kathleen Hughes

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Data Scientist at PepsiCo · Experimentation

PepsiCo
Boston, MA · ET (UTC-5)
2+ years experience
Duke University
English
Open to work
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Overview

Data Scientist at PepsiCo, focused on experimentation. Built the experimentation models now used in 3 product decisions a quarter. Ran 271 experiments last year and made the readouts self-serve. Most at home with causal inference and A/B testing.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in experimentation
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
  • Working sessions on SQL
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
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  • Generic networking requests
  • Survey or panel invitations
  • Offshore staffing offers

Travels often; replies within 48 hours

Skills
causal inferenceBayesian statisticsSQLCUPEDPythonA/B testing
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Data Scientist in energy, Boston or hybrid

Target roles
Data Scientist
Level
Senior
Industries
Climate tech, E-commerce
Work mode
Remote
Available
From next quarter
Work authorization
Authorized to work in the MA
What I'm looking for
Scope to lead experimentation work, with a manager who gives direct feedback.
Not interested in
Agencies and outsourcing firms

2 years in experimentation. Strongest at SQL and A/B testing. Available from next month.

Boston, MA · remote OKcupeda/b testingpython
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Experience

  1. Data Scientist
    Oct 2024 - Present
    PepsiCo · 2 yr · Full-time · Boston, MA
    • Cut the time to a trustworthy experiment readout from 2 weeks to 3 days.
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
    • Ran 89 experiments last year and made the readouts self-serve.

Projects

Experimentation benchmark
2023

Reproducible benchmarks comparing Python and Bayesian statistics on real workloads.

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Education

  1. Duke University
    BS, Physics
    2020 - 2024

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