Senior Data Scientist, Pricing (Inference)

The Community You Will Join:

• You will join a cross-functional team of data scientists, analysts, engineers, product managers, and designers who build pricing and data products for Airbnb hosts. You will guide the technical development of next-gen algorithms to improve the Airbnb marketplace for guests and hosts.

The Difference You Will Make:

• You will contribute to the development of a pricing guidance system for hosts, as well as methods (experimental and observational) to measure the impact of pricing feature launches. Your most impactful work will involve (1) foundational modeling for pricing recommendations that balance supply and demand in the marketplace, (2) measuring the impact of new pricing features, and (3) successfully surfacing insights with a strong and coherent data narrative to cross-functional partners, thus driving decision making for future pricing innovation. 

A Typical Day: 

• Develop a strong relationship with cross-functional partners in Product, Engineering and Analytics.
• Write software (Python, SQL, R) to model, simulate and measure the impact of new pricing features.
• Dive into data to understand the differential effects of pricing feature launches and turn that understanding into clear insights.
• Work hand-in-hand with marketplace data science and algorithms engineering teams to develop, implement, and iterate quickly.
• Communicate learnings and insights to leaders and partners in a simple and lucid way.

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years of experience with BS/masters degree, 2+ years of experience with PhD. Domain experience in pricing or promotions preferred but not required.
• Experience with experimentation and observational causal inference.
• Strong coding skills in SQL and either Python or R.
• Strong oral and written communication skills - an ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

 

Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from. 

 

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

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