(Contract) Senior Data Scientist, Platform Inference - MarTech DS Measurement

Airbnb
United States
Workplace: RemoteContractUSD 140 - 150 hourlyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Presentation","Stakeholder management"]

A contract Senior Data Scientist role focusing on marketing measurement, MMM, and geo-based causal inference. You’ll design and validate MMM models, build measurement pipelines, and translate complex results into actionable recommendations for Marketing and Finance. The position emphasizes productionizing research, AI-enabled prototyping, and communicating insights to senior stakeholders, with a 24-month contract in a US remote-eligible environment.

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Airbnb
Airbnb
4 months ago

(Contract) Senior Data Scientist, Platform Inference - MarTech DS Measurement

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Job Summary

A contract Senior Data Scientist role focusing on marketing measurement, MMM, and geo-based causal inference. You’ll design and validate MMM models, build measurement pipelines, and translate complex results into actionable recommendations for Marketing and Finance. The position emphasizes productionizing research, AI-enabled prototyping, and communicating insights to senior stakeholders, with a 24-month contract in a US remote-eligible environment.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain Marketing Mix Models to estimate incremental channel contributions, including prior elicitation, adstock modeling, validation, and sensitivity analysis
  • •Develop and analyze geo-experiments (synthetic control, difference-in-differences) to measure marketing incrementality and validate MMM outputs
  • •Build and maintain data pipelines and automated measurement systems to ensure reproducibility and scale
  • •Use AI agent workflows to rapidly develop v0 prototypes and spec-driven model implementations
  • •Refine research prototypes into production-grade systems with proper unit testing, data validation, and code review standards

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140 - 150 hourly
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquityBenefits

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in a quantitative analysis role with a Master’s degree (computer science, statistics, etc.), or 2+ years with a Ph.D.
  • •Hands-on experience building and validating Marketing Mix Models in production
  • •Strong knowledge of causal inference methods, including geo-experimentation and observational approaches
  • •Proficiency in Python and R for statistical modeling, and SQL for data manipulation
  • •Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to stakeholders at varying technical levels
Experience:5+ yearsMarketingData scienceMarTech
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingPresentationStakeholder management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonRSQLBayesianMMM

Company Brief

Airbnb
Online marketplace that connects travelers with hosts offering short-term lodging, experiences, and long-term stays. Facilitates booking, payments, and reviews while providing tools for hosts to manage listings globally.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
WebsiteLinkedIn