Data Scientist, Growth
Leads growth data science by building advanced demand forecasting, marketing spend optimization, experimentation frameworks, and attribution models to drive business growth and operational efficiency. Requires 5+ years experience in forecasting, experimentation, Python/R/SQL expertise.
About the job
What You'll Build
- Advanced demand forecasting models to solve our biggest operational challenge: eliminating stock-outs during peak periods (Black Friday, holidays) while avoiding overcommitting capital on inventory
- Marketing spend optimization algorithms that go beyond our current Prophet model, incorporating seasonality, macro trends, and cross-channel effects to improve our CAC targeting
- Experimentation frameworks for incrementality testing across our marketing channels (Meta, Google, YouTube) with proper statistical rigor
- Marketing attribution models that handle our complex customer journey and multi-touch attribution challenges
What You'll Need to Succeed
- 5+ years of data science experience with demonstrable impact on business-critical forecasting and optimization problems
- Forecasting expertise - you've built production models that handle seasonality, growth trends, and external factors. Bonus points if you've worked with Prophet and know its limitations
- Strong experimentation background - you can design proper A/B tests, understand incrementality measurement, and have experience with marketing mix modeling
- Advanced Python/R skills plus expert SQL - you'll be building production pipelines and complex models, not just ad-hoc analysis
- High ownership mentality - comfortable with ambiguous problems and 60+ hour weeks during critical periods. This is a startup where your work directly impacts our trajectory
- Business acumen - you can translate between technical solutions and business stakeholders (Growth, Finance, Operations teams)
- Strong written and verbal communication - you can translate complex findings into actionable insights. Your written and verbal communication skills are excellent
- High sense of agency - you are an independent self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable owning a high level of responsibility
Skills
Python, R, SQL, Prophet, Time Series Forecasting, A/B Testing, Marketing Mix Modeling, Demand Forecasting, Experiment Design, Statistical Modeling
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