Jared Donohue

Product Data Scientist and Researcher

About Me

I’m a product data scientist and researcher with experience spanning large-scale user behavior experimentation at Amazon, startup analytics and product development, and applied causal inference research at Columbia Business School. I enjoy applying the scientific rigor of experimentation and causal inference to real-world problems, and building products and tools that help solve them.

Selected Work

LLM-Based Cloud Seeding Dataset and Causal Analysis

First author of "Structured dataset of reported cloud seeding activities in the United States (2000–2025) using an LLM", published in Scientific Data. Built PDF extraction pipeline with OpenAI integration to process 1,000+ scanned NOAA cloud seeding reports into a structured dataset, helping address the gap in cloud seeding data. Conducted within-site difference-in-differences analysis to estimate the causal effect of cloud seeding on precipitation: Streamlit dashboard.

Alexa+ Smart Display Experiences

Improved device engagement and customer satisfaction with Alexa's smart display devices. Launched and measurably improved the quality of the new multimodal screen experiences for Alexa+.

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Product Science, LLC

Founder of Product Science Consulting, helping early-stage startups get from insights through measurable impact. Representative work includes a deep product and engineering partnership with Mayah Design, supporting the founder with product strategy, product development, and analytics end to end.

Design My Experiment

DesignMyExperiment.com

Free experiment design service and curated libraries of real product A/B tests and experimentation methodology reviews.

Health Evidence Website

HealthEvidence.org

Free health evidence analysis platform to help people distinguish strong health evidence (e.g. that early peanut introduction prevents peanut allergies) from weak claims (e.g. that playing tennis will add 10 years to your life).

Education

Columbia University

M.S. Data Science, Columbia University

George Mason University

B.S. Computer Science, George Mason University

  • Computer Science Teaching Assistant and Peer Mentor