Job Description:
About the Role
A rapidly scaling consumer marketplace is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own and optimize the economics of its marketplace. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role working directly with senior leadership to shape pricing, promotions, product scheduling, and overall marketplace performance. You’ll operate in a fast, experimental environment where insights can be shipped the same day.
What You’ll Work On
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Own the analytical framework for marketplace economics: pricing, promotions, scheduling, demand, and margin trade-offs
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Design and interpret experiments to understand marketplace behavior and ambiguous results
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Improve user acquisition, payment authorization rates, and promotion efficiency
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Build models that quantify economic trade-offs across shopper volume, demand, and margin
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Partner closely with engineering and leadership to rapidly test and deploy insights
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Create lightweight automations or instrumentation to support experimentation (AI-assisted development welcome)
What You Bring
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3–4+ years in data science applied to consumer apps, gaming, marketplaces, or performance marketing
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Strong economic reasoning about systems (pricing, virtual economies, marketplace optimization)
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Advanced SQL and Python skills
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Strong statistical modeling depth beyond basic A/B testing
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Experience in fast-moving, high-intensity environments (startup or similar)
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Degree in math, statistics, economics, physics, or another quantitative field
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End-to-end ownership mindset and comfort with autonomy
Nice to Have
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Experience applying game-economy or marketplace-pricing concepts
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Exposure to media buying or user-acquisition analytics
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Ability to ship small engineering automations
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Background in applied economics, decision science, or game theory
Keywords: Data Science, Marketplace, Python, SQL, AB Testing, Pricing
Qualified candidates, please send your resume to Ilana Raz, Ilana@analyticrecruiting.com | For more opportunities, please visit www.analyticrecruiting.com.
