Babylist is looking to evolve its most critical internal decision support models that drive strategic business decisions at the executive level. The company needs a dedicated data science expert to maintain and iterate on core predictive models, develop new modeling capabilities, and support financial projections and future growth strategies.
Requirements
- Strong SQL proficiency required
- Programming expertise in Python or R with experience in statistical modeling, data manipulation, and advanced analytics
- Experience with orchestration and deployment tools like Airflow to deliver reliable, production-ready models that scale
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining decision-support models such as customer lifetime value, conversion prediction models, and retention forecasting that have influenced real business decisions
- You have a background in dynamic pricing and promotion modeling, applying advanced methods to optimize strategy and outcomes
- You have developed decision-support models that inform internal business strategy and operations rather than solely external-facing product features
- You are adept at spotting high-impact modeling opportunities, securing stakeholder buy-in, and delivering solutions end-to-end that drive measurable value
Responsibilities
- Own the paid conversion model, stabilizing and improving its accuracy and performance to better predict which signups become paying customers
- Lead the deployment of LTV V1 into production, ensuring reliability and scalability
- Establish and champion modeling best practices across the organization to raise the standard of data science
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and demonstrate measurable business impact
- Drive the development of new modeling initiatives, including the evolution of the LTV model and other decision-support tools
- Scale modeling capabilities as the organization grows, including mentoring and developing future team members
- Partner with leadership on ambitious growth projections and strategic planning efforts
Other
- You’ll shape business strategy by delivering actionable, data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership
- You’ll lay the foundation for expanded data science capabilities across a wide range of business functions
- You are able to break down complex technical concepts into simple, actionable insights for executives and non-technical partners to enable confident decision-making
- You have a strong track record of prioritizing projects based on business impact with clear communication of tradeoffs, outcomes, and value to leadership
- You are flexible and curious, contributing beyond model development to the broader analytics landscape
