Jared Donohue

Product Data Scientist and Researcher

About Me

I’m a product data scientist and researcher working at the intersection of causal inference, experimentation, and human behavior. My background spans large-scale experimentation at Amazon, startup analytics and product development, and applied research at Columbia Business School.

Selected Work

Scientific Dataset and Causal Analysis for Cloud Seeding in the U.S. (2000-2025)

Built pdf-to-text pipeline with OpenAI integration to extract metadata from 1,000+ scanned NOAA reports, addressing a gap in structured cloud seeding data. Published in Scientific Data. Estimated the causal effect of cloud seeding on precipitation using within-site difference-in-differences. Streamlit Dashboard.

Alexa+ on Echo Show

Increased device interaction and customer satisfaction with Alexa's smart display devices. Launched innovative audiovisual screen responses for Alexa+, the next-generation of Alexa powered by generative AI. Read more here.

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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 library of real product A/B tests for insights.

Health Evidence Website

HealthEvidence.org

Helping people distinguish strong causal health evidence from weak observational headlines.

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