Senior Applied Scientist (all genders)

Zalando
Anywhere
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Presentation","Data storytelling"]

Senior Applied Scientist driving advanced marketing analytics, causal inference, and incrementality studies to validate and calibrate Media Mix Models. Leads experimental design, MMM architecture improvements, and validation protocols; collaborates with Marketing, Analytics, and Engineering to translate complex causal outputs into actionable investment decisions across a fast-paced SaaS/advertising context.

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2 months ago

Senior Applied Scientist (all genders)

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Job Summary

Senior Applied Scientist driving advanced marketing analytics, causal inference, and incrementality studies to validate and calibrate Media Mix Models. Leads experimental design, MMM architecture improvements, and validation protocols; collaborates with Marketing, Analytics, and Engineering to translate complex causal outputs into actionable investment decisions across a fast-paced SaaS/advertising context.
Location: Anywhere
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and lead a comprehensive research plan for causal inference, geo-lift and incrementality testing to validate and calibrate marketing mix models
  • •Innovate MMM architecture by developing custom solutions that account for Flash Sales dynamics, time-varying coefficients, and stock constraints to improve forecasting
  • •Ensure rigorous model validation through out-of-sample testing, Bayesian calibration, and multicollinearity diagnostics before budget decisions
  • •Master large-scale data environments using AWS (S3, Redshift) and Databricks to engineer features and process high-velocity datasets for causal modeling
  • •Collaborate with Marketing, Analytics, and Engineering and external MMM partners to translate complex outputs into actionable investment reallocations

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkRelocationPaid LeaveHealth InsuranceTraining Platform

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree in statistics, econometrics, machine learning, mathematics or a related data-driven field
  • •5+ years of experience in marketing measurement analytics (MMM, incrementality testing, geo-testing, conversion lift)
  • •Proficient with Python or R for scientific computing and advanced SQL for data extraction from Redshift
  • •Experience with Databricks and familiarity with Tableau is a plus
  • •Strong communication and business acumen with ability to explain technical results to non-experts
Experience:5+ yearsMarketing analyticsSaaSConsulting
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkPresentationData storytelling
Tech Stack:PythonRSQLRedshiftDatabricksTableau

Company Brief

Zalando
Zalando operates a leading European online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products, offering clothing, shoes and accessories from international brands and local labels, plus logistics and marketing services to partner brands and retailers.
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: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2008
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