Lead Science Analyst, Profitability Algorithms

Who We Are:

Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 15 million items across home furnishings, decor, home improvement, housewares, and more. Suppliers are crucial partners in enabling Wayfair’s mission. 

Within Global Supplier Technology (GST),the Profitability Algorithms team vends cost and profit estimates globally to ensure profit-aware decision-making across the company in systems such as pricing, sort, and marketing. Our broad scope comes with regular executive visibility and the opportunity to influence critical business strategy at Wayfair. We focus on maximizing the business impact of our machine learning models through experimentation and post-hoc model evaluation. We elevate our models and their outputs through analytics products to power company-wide decision making. We work in close collaboration with a high performing team of engineers, machine learning engineers/data scientists/economists, and product managers. 

Interested in learning more about Wayfair’s Tech community? 

• Check out our Wayfair Tech Blog: https://www.aboutwayfair.com/careers/tech-blog. 
• Margaret Pierson leads this team!

What You'll Do:

• Build metrics, data pipelines, reporting dashboards needed to monitor the model and business performance.
• Plan, run and analyze A/B experiments to derive conclusive results. Develop monitoring dashboards/scripts to track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to experimentation.
• Lead investigations by conducting deep-dive analysis to understand the potential drivers and identify the root-cause of the problem/issue. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand the business problem, align on project goals, identify appropriate methods to drive actionable insights and effectively communicate the findings to key stakeholders.
• Develop internal solutions to automate and streamline tasks frequently and manually performed (e.g. test analysis, what-if simulations, forecasting and goal setting, and incrementality & attribution tools). Seek to solve similar use cases from across the Tech Analyst Community.

We Are a Match Because You Have:

• Bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, economics, statistics, MIS, or other quantitative disciplines. Masters preferred.
• Experience working in cloud-based analytics infrastructure (e.g. Google Cloud Platform) 
• Experience designing and implementing highly visible, scalable, and innovative analytical solutions that drive business decision making and automate otherwise manual analysis. 
• Proficient in SQL and knowledge of other programming languages (e.g Python / R)
• Experience with experimental test design such as A/B testing, causal inference and statistical concepts like statistical significance, Bayesian probabilities, peeking, false discovery rates
• Experience with data visualization software (e.g. Google Data Studio, Tableau, Power BI); experience with Looker is a plus.

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

• Time Off:
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health & Wellness:
• Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
• Life Insurance
• DIsability Protection (Short Term & Long Term DIsability) 
• Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
• Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
• Caregiver Services
• Financial Growth & Security:
• 401K Matching (Employee Matching Program)
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
• Tax Advantaged Accounts
• Family Support:
• Family Planning Support
• Parental Leave
• Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
• Professional Development & Recognition:
• Rewards & Recognition 
• Global Employee Anniversary Awards 
• Paid Volunteer Work 
• Unique Perks:
• Employee Discount 
• U.S. Bluebikes Membership
• Global Pod Outings
• Work/Life Balance:
• Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments 

We are looking forward to your application!

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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About Wayfair Inc.Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we 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. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We 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, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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