Data Science Senior Manager-Marketplace Economics 563 views

They are looking for a Data Scientist to join the Marketplace Economics team. They use econometrics, analytics, big data, statistics, and machine learning to coach suppliers and delight customers.

their work touches many data science domains. They consist of: economists who design strategies and model/test responses to them (structural modeling and causal inference), machine learning engineers who build predictive models (supervised and unsupervised), data engineers who build distributed ETL pipelines and robust data products for customer- and supplier-facing platforms, and business strategy partners that align their solutions with what will benefit Wayfair/customers/suppliers. They are looking for a generalist that is eager to grow in and collaborate across all of these domains.

Culturally they

• • Value respect, inclusion, collaboration, integrity, and grit.
  • Make decisions based on what is long-term best for Wayfair, its customers and suppliers. Not what is short-term best or best for their team.
  • Provide and seek feedback. They care personally about the team and challenge directly to ensure they always raise each others’ standards.
  • Empower and sponsor colleagues.
  • Stay nimble by simplifying solutions to quickly iterate upon.
  • Seek different perspectives to make better decisions.
  • Embrace people for who they are, what they are interested in, and their unique strengths no matter their background.
  • Accomplish a large amount of high impact work.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement

• Experiments to measure how customers and suppliers respond to Wayfair’s strategies.
• Algorithms to put measurements into action
• Supervised and unsupervised models
• Robust data pipelines
• Scope concrete data science solutions to ambiguous business problems.
• Collaborate with economists, machine learning engineers, data engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure the end-to-end success of your solutions.
• Communicate the value of your work through logical, cohesive stories.
• Uncover insight in their vast repository of clickstream and pricing data and provide tactical guidance on how to act on findings.
• Mentor and empower junior data scientists.

What You’ll Need

• • The ability to learn fast, a willingness to work hard, integrity, grit, compassion, and a team-first attitude.
  • Genuine interest in the happiness, well-being, and success of everyone on your team.
  • Ability to effectively work with business leads and data scientists: strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to synthesize conclusions for non-experts, and desire to influence business decisions
  • 5+ years of experience in a quantitative or technical work environment or advanced degree (Masters / PhD) in quantitative field (e.g. data science, mathematics, economics, computer science, engineering, physics, neuroscience, operations research, etc.)
  • Proficient at one or more programming languages, e.g. Python, R, Java, C++, etc. Experience using these to build machine learning models or run econometrics.
  • Prior experience building data processing pipelines. For example, with tools such as SQL, Hive, Spark, BigQuery, or Airflow.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in their global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in their warehouses or offices throughout the world, they’re reinventing they way people shop for their homes. Through their commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, the are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. They’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate their differences, and know that their unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. They value and rely on the collective voices of their employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide them as they build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why they’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.