Senior Data Scientist

November 13

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Underdog Fantasy

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Gaming • Sports • B2C

Underdog Fantasy is a company specializing in fantasy sports and sports betting. Despite the technical issue mentioned in the text, it provides a platform where users can engage in fantasy sports contests, draft teams, and potentially win prizes based on the performance of real-world athletes. The company's focus is on providing a fun and competitive experience for sports fans who want to test their skills and luck in fantasy leagues and sports-related betting.

201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

⚽ Sports

👥 B2C

📋 Description

• With oversight from the Staff DS, own the Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) process including design, calibration, and iteration. • Translate MMM insights into channel-level budget recommendations and marketing strategy guidance. • Partner with Growth, Finance, and Data Engineering to align spend optimization and forecasting models with business goals. • Design and analyze experiments to understand the incremental impact of marketing campaigns. • Build and iterate on models for user acquisition (UA), attribution, and LTV. • Develop scenario testing tools for marketing planning and spend simulation. • Automate recurring campaign reporting and performance diagnostics. • Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

🎯 Requirements

• A degree in Statistics, Economics, Math, Computer Science, or related technical field. • 5+ years of experience in data science or analytics, with a strong focus on marketing or growth. • Hands-on experience building and maintaining Marketing Mix Models (MMM) or equivalent budget optimization frameworks. • Familiarity with Bayesian modeling, hierarchical models, or probabilistic programming. • Proficiency in Python for modeling and SQL for data manipulation. • Strong understanding of experimentation design, incrementality, and causal inference. • Familiarity with cloud-based tools and data workflows (e.g., AWS, GCP, dbt, Airflow). • Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners with compelling, data-backed recommendations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season) • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave • Home office stipend • A connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce • 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents