Gabriela Alcala Murga

Director, Data Science @Meta

New York, NY, US

I analyze data so we can build better products for people. I currently support Data Science teams at WhatsApp.I was an individual contributor Data Scientist for 7 years and now I manage a team of Data Scientists and Data Science Managers. Learn more about Analytics at Facebook (and hear me speak!): https://fb.careers/analyticsvideo -The core of what my teams and I do- Leverage data to provide insights about user behavior and inform business decisions- Predict and understand user patterns through metric analysis- Use Hive, SQL, R, Python, Tableau and Excel to drive efficient analytics and reporting- Design hypothesis-testing experiments, analyze data collected and present results. I\'ve evaluated hundreds of A/B tests over the years- Complete root cause analyses of different workflows in order to quantify problems, operationalize goals and identify priorities- Work cross-functionally with product managers, engineers and designers across multiple teams to set strategy, plan roadmaps and define goals.The complementary work- Lead Latin@Analytics internal group- Coordinated mentoring and team allocation for all new data scientists as they joined Facebook for several years- Managed summer interns prior to managing data science teams- Participated in several speaking engagements for FB, including Grace Hopper Celebration in 2016 and 2017.My teams- Current team: WhatsApp, since January 2023- Previous teams for Facebook App- News- Stories- Messenger- Search- Integrity- Community Operations

The University of Texas at Austin

Minor, Business Foundations

The University of Texas at Austin

Minor, Arts Management

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics (Statistics, Probability and Data Analysis)