Senior Data Scientist, Platform Inference
Core
Design, build, and maintain Marketing Mix Models (MMM) and geo-based causal inference systems to quantify the incremental impact of Airbnb's marketing investments across channels and geographies.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (marketing measurement)
Builds
Production-grade MMM models, geo-experimentation frameworks, and automated measurement pipelines
Domain
Marketing analytics, causal inference, econometrics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), causal inference, geo-experimentation, Bayesian modeling, Python, R, SQL
Preferred skills
AI coding agents, spec-driven development, multi-agent workflows, end-to-end model development
Responsibilities
Design and validate MMM models with prior elicitation and sensitivity analysis; Develop and analyze geo-experiments (synthetic control, difference-in-differences); Build and maintain data pipelines for reproducibility; Use AI agent workflows for rapid prototyping; Refine research prototypes into production-grade systems; Translate measurement findings into budget recommendations for stakeholders
