Fractional Data Scientist, Marketing Mix Modeling

USA (Remote)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive a Bayesian Marketing Mix Modeling initiative from priors to budget recommendations, delivering a defensible, privacy-aware framework and clear business insights.

  • Own the end-to-end Bayesian MMM framework, inputs/outputs, and attribution logic.
  • Must-have: Deep MMM experience and Bayesian inference in Python (PyMC/NumPyro/ Meridian).
  • Standout: Translate complex stats into actionable marketing recommendations for decision-makers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Bayesian Model Architecture
  • Framework Implementation: Evaluate and recommend a robust Bayesian MMM framework, with preference for Google Meridian, PyMC, NumPyro, or similar. Familiarity with other MMM tools such as Meta Robyn is a plus, but not required.
  • Prior Calibration: Develop a methodology for defining Bayesian priors using historical data and, where applicable, localized “micro-holdout” / geo-testing variance.
  • Advanced Modeling: Incorporate adstock effects, decay, and non-linear saturation curves to help identify optimal spending thresholds across marketing channels.
  • Model Inputs / Outputs: Define the required input schema, expected output structure, assumptions, and limitations of the model.
  • Attribution & Budget Optimization Logic
  • Channel Performance Modeling: Build logic to help estimate the contribution of different marketing channels using aggregate, privacy-safe data.
  • Privacy-Safe Attribution: Account for server-side tracking, Conversion API context, and aggregate attribution models where traditional click-level identifiers are unavailable.
  • Budget Optimization: Define how the model should identify saturation points, flag diminishing returns, and recommend budget reallocations.
  • Probabilistic Reporting: Generate model outputs that can support both executive-level median estimates and deeper analysis using confidence intervals.
  • Handoff Structure: Package the modeling logic and outputs in a way that can be consumed by the existing developer and dashboard designer.

Requirements

  • Deep experience in Marketing Mix Modeling, marketing attribution, marketing science, or advanced media measurement.
  • Strong experience with Bayesian inference, probabilistic modeling, or applied statistical modeling.
  • High proficiency in Python and experience with MMM / probabilistic modeling frameworks such as Meridian, Robyn, PyMC, NumPyro, or similar.
  • Experience working with aggregate attribution models, server-side tracking data, Conversion API context, or privacy-safe marketing measurement.
  • Ability to translate complex statistical outputs into clear, actionable business recommendations.
  • Ability to define model inputs, outputs, assumptions, priors, and limitations.
  • Comfortable scoping ambiguous technical requirements in a startup-style environment.
  • Strong written communication skills for asynchronous collaboration.

Preferred

  • Experience with North American healthcare marketing, especially US-based healthcare marketing, is a strong differentiator. Familiarity with healthcare marketing channels, patient acquisition, or regulated healthcare advertising is highly valuable.
  • Familiarity with AWS-based model deployment environments, especially SageMaker.
  • Experience building models that feed SaaS dashboard or reporting products.
  • Experience with geo-testing, incrementality testing, or micro-holdout methodology.
  • Experience translating statistical outputs into plain-English insights or executive-facing recommendations.
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