Senior Data Scientist – Causal Inference

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Senior Data Scientist designing experiments and causal models for Muttdata’s data-products and machine-learning startup. Measuring marketing incrementality, attribution, and ROI for a beverage-company engagement in Mexico.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, run, and analyze A/B tests and multivariate experiments, including sample size and power calculations, randomization, guardrail metrics, and results interpretation
  • Apply causal inference techniques to estimate the impact of marketing campaigns, promotions, pricing, and loyalty initiatives when randomization is not possible
  • Measure and optimize marketing performance, including incrementality, attribution, ROI/ROAS, customer lifetime value, and marketing mix modeling
  • Translate growth and marketing business questions into well-defined analytical problems and experimental designs
  • Develop analyses, features, and models on Databricks using notebooks, Spark, and Delta Lake
  • Collaborate with Data Engineers and Analytics Engineers on data pipelines and analytical datasets
  • Build predictive and segmentation models for churn, propensity, customer segmentation, targeting, and personalization
  • Work with marketing, growth, and commercial stakeholders to turn analytical results into decisions driving acquisition, retention, and revenue
  • Communicate findings to non-technical audiences

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in Data Science, Applied Statistics, Econometrics, or similar analytical roles
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks (notebooks, Spark/PySpark, Delta Lake) – required
  • Solid, hands-on experience designing and analyzing A/B tests and online/offline experiments
  • Strong knowledge of causal inference methods and their assumptions, limitations, and practical application (DiD, Synthetic Control, Matching, IV, uplift, etc.)
  • Strong foundations in statistics and econometrics (hypothesis testing, regression, Bayesian and frequentist approaches, time series)
  • Proficiency in Python (pandas, PySpark, statsmodels, scikit-learn) and advanced SQL
  • Experience applying data science to growth, marketing, or commercial problems (campaign measurement, pricing, promotions, customer analytics)
  • Degree in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, or related quantitative fields is nice to have, not required
  • Experience in CPG, retail, consumer goods, or beverage industries is nice to have
  • Experience with Marketing Mix Modeling and media attribution is nice to have
  • Experience with causal libraries and Bayesian modeling is nice to have
  • Experience with MLflow and Databricks workflows/jobs is nice to have

Benefits:

  • Remote-first culture – work from anywhere!
  • AWS, DBT, Google Cloud, Azure & Databricks certifications fully covered
  • Birthday off + an extra vacation week (Mutt Week!)
  • Referral bonuses – help us grow the team & get rewarded!
  • Maslow: Monthly credits to spend in our benefits marketplace
  • Annual Mutters' Trip – an unforgettable getaway with the team!