Pricing Data Scientist - Hybrid, Revenue-Driven ML

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid vacation/sick days

401(k)

Pet discounts

Job summary

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Pricing Strategy & Insights team, applying advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning to guide pricing decisions across VCA and Mars Veterinary Health. This role focuses on leveraging large datasets to uncover patterns and to design models that improve pricing decisions and revenue outcomes.

In addition to hands-on model development, you will validate approaches, document assumptions, and partner with data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; master’s/PhD preferred.
• 5+ years in data science, analytics, or statistical modeling.
• Experience in pricing, revenue optimization, or demand forecasting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain statistical and ML models for pricing decisions.
• Develop pricing optimization methods and translate outputs into recommendations.
• Design experiments (A/B tests) to measure pricing/promotional impact.
• Prepare large datasets with SQL and Python/R; ensure data quality.
• Validate models, document methodologies, and enable deployment to dashboards.
• Operationalize models into dashboards and decision tools; train analysts.
• Support ad hoc analyses and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistical modeling

Data visualization

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science/Statistics/Mathematics/CS/Economics/OR

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

scikit-learn

XGBoost

pandas

NumPy

matplotlib

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Pricing Strategy & Insights team, applying advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning to guide pricing decisions across VCA and Mars Veterinary Health. This role focuses on leveraging large datasets to uncover patterns and to design models that improve pricing decisions and revenue outcomes.

In addition to hands-on model development, you will validate approaches, document assumptions, and partner with data