Applied Scientist for Growth ML & Causal Inference

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Comprehensive health coverage

Wellness and productivity allowances

Job summary

Upstart is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance models across marketing channels, conducting research, experimentation, and production-ready modeling in collaboration with ML, Growth and Marketing Platform Engineering teams.

You will analyze campaigns, iterate on features and architectures, design experiments, and ensure scalable data pipelines to drive better borrower acquisition outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research or a related field.
• Experience applying statistical and machine learning methods to modeling or data science problems.
• Experience using Python for data analysis, data preparation, and machine learning model development.
• Experience with causal inference and experimental design, including evaluation of model performance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical model and campaign performance to identify opportunities to improve model effectiveness and marketing outcomes.
• Develop and evaluate machine learning models, including researching new features and model architectures, to improve prospect selection and support new marketing use cases.
• Design statistically rigorous experiments and model evaluations to measure causal impact, optimize campaign outcomes, and inform decisions.
• Navigate complex, messy datasets and build reusable data pipelines, metrics, and analytical approaches for model development.
• Partner with ML, Growth, and Marketing Platform Engineering teams to translate business problems into research agendas and production-ready solutions.
• Expand machine learning capabilities beyond direct mail into lifecycle, email, digital, and other marketing channels.

Skills

Master’s degree

Python

Causal inference

Education

Master’s in Math/Stats/OR

PhD in Math/Stats/OR

Job description

Upstart is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance models across marketing channels, conducting research, experimentation, and production-ready modeling in collaboration with ML, Growth and Marketing Platform Engineering teams.

You will analyze campaigns, iterate on features and architectures, design experiments, and ensure scalable data pipelines to drive better borrower acquisition outcomes.