ByHeart is an infant nutrition company built from the ground up to deliver real innovation on behalf of babies and parents. Our mission is simple: make the best formula in the world. That’s why we studied the latest breast milk science, worked directly with suppliers we know and trust, set uncompromising quality standards, developed our own small batch blending process, built our own manufacturing facilities, and conducted a groundbreaking clinical trial. Our goal is to create a future where all parents feel amazing about feeding their baby—no matter how they do it.
When we launched our Whole Nutrition Infant Formula in March 2022, we were the first new U.S infant formula manufacturer in 15 years. Since then, we’ve been leading the way in a lot of ways.
We’re…
- The only U.S.-made infant formula to use organic, grass-fed whole milk
- The first and only U.S. infant formula company to add the two most abundant proteins found in breast milk—alpha-lac and lactoferrin—to our ingredients list
- The first infant formula company to receive Clean Label Project’s Purity Award (and we test for 700 contaminants vs the required 400)
- We ran the largest clinical trial by a new infant formula brand in 25 years—clinically proving our benefits vs a leading infant formula like:
- Less spit up
- Softer poops
- Easier digestion
- More efficient weight gain
- Enhanced nutrient absorption
- Longer stretches between nighttime feeds*
With >$400M in funding, we’re shifting the industry forward—and this is just the beginning. Help us build a future where all parents can feel amazing about feeding, by joining our growing team of >300 people that stretches across the country.
We're proud to offer competitive, family-first benefits, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance for the whole family: medical, dental, & vision insurance covered 100%, with 90% coverage for your family.
- Flexible paid time off: plus 12+ company holidays, and 2 floating holidays to use at your discretion!
- 16-weeks of fully-paid parental leave and new parent support: free 1-year supply of formula, cozy feeding suites, and paid pumping time.
- Up to 6% 401(k) Match to help you plan for your future.
- Company equity for every employee: because when we succeed, we succeed together!
Visit our site to learn more, and check out some recent press on ByHeart:
- Entrepreneur: The Illusion of the Shelf – The Driving Force Behind Infant Formula Shortages, and What Needs to Change
- Forbes: A Startup Wanted To Make A Better Baby Formula. It Took Five Long Years.
- Business Insider: ByHeart Announces Published Data in a Scholarly Journal on Benefits of The Novel High Quality Protein Blend in Their Groundbreaking Next-Generation Easy to Digest Infant Formula
- Axios: Infant formula maker ByHeart raises $95 million
- BabyCenter: 2024 Best formula for Breastfed Babies
- New Modern Mom: The Clean Formula Moms Are Loving
*based on data from infants at approximately 4 months of age
Role Description
We are seeking a creative problem solver to take our analytics infrastructure to the next level. The ideal candidate will take ownership of the data engineering function for the commercial business to unlock the potential of our data. They will provide thought leadership on data and technology strategy in addition to developing, implementing, and operating stable, scalable, low-cost enterprise data solutions.
Reports To: Director of Analytics
Location: Hybrid, New York, NY
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
Analytics Strategy and Platforms
- Drive continuous improvement for our analytics tools & platforms
- Implement best practices for data governance, security, and performance to ensure scalable and reliable analytics solutions
- Align data strategies with business objectives and KPIs
- Evangelize a data driven philosophy for decision making and support the broader use of analytics
Infrastructure Operations & Enhancements
- Maintain and develop our analytical environment including data marts that drive actionable analytics insights across the company
- Build data solutions including, but not limited to, new pipelines, dashboards, data marts and ad hoc data pulls to address business asks coming from variety of stakeholders
- Handle data-related ad hoc requests and work assignments not related to specific project work, including but not limited to, new feature development, external data research, investigations into new tools and emerging trends, etc.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Participate in project teams as the SME for data acquisition, modeling and transformation who enables reporting and analysis for business stakeholders
- Support professional development efforts to raise the bar for analytics capabilities and data proficiency across the enterprise
Qualifications
- 4-6 years of experience in data engineering function with a track record of turning raw data into actionable insights and business value
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment with omnichannel presence, delivering on priorities and projects with minimal oversight
- Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate levels of thinking and work with stakeholders from different functions and management levels
- Technology requirements
- Expert level proficiency in SQL and BigQuery
- Advanced expertise with the broader Google Cloud platform capabilities
- Strong competence in dbt and github for code management & deployment
- Experience with custom development and ad hoc analysis (e.g. Python)
- Familiarity with 3rd party integration tools (e.g. FiveTran, Stitch)
- Familiarity with business intelligence platforms (Looker preferred)
- Technical writing and documentation of models, flows and architecture
The minimum annual salary for this position is $140,000 and the maximum is $150,000. The salary range for performing this role outside of New York City will differ. Additionally, you will be eligible for a discretionary performance based annual cash bonus and to participate in our company’s equity program, plus our robust medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded in 2016, ByHeart is a fully integrated baby nutrition company dedicated to empowering parents with choice: we want ‘best nutrition for baby’ to be possible for every parent out there.
We build each product from ground up: a team of pediatricians, breastmilk researchers and nutrition experts at the forefront of immune, cognitive, digestive and microbiome health informs our next-to-nature approach; we hand-pick the most wholesome ingredients from partners and farms that we consider family; we take pride in what we put in and in what we keep out of each recipe. On track to become only the 4th fully-integrated, FDA-registered baby nutrition company in the US, we blend in our own facility in Reading, PA with a proprietary small batch process to retain highest ingredient quality. Innovation isn’t easy, but we believe babies – and their parents – deserve a better feeding future.
