Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics & Research

Airbnb

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$180,000–$210,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$203,900 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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About Airbnb

Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

Airbnb currently has 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $206,000–$255,000 across 44 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics & Research

The Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics & Research joins a specialized team of data scientists, engineers, and analysts to address complex workforce questions regarding recruitment, pay, development, and retention. In this role, you will lead and contribute to high-stakes research using causal inference and quasi-experimental methods on observational people data. Daily responsibilities include collaborating with Recruiting, Talent, and Compensation leaders to translate data into actionable insights, leading compensation analytics for legally sensitive analyses, and designing quality-of-hire metrics. You will utilize R, Python, and SQL for statistical analysis and data access, while also employing AI tools like AirPanda and LLM-based agents. The work focuses on solving organizational problems related to pay equity, productivity, and workforce fairness through rigorous inferential research and survey analysis.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Remote?

Median $216300 from 36 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Apply causal inference and quasi-experimental methods to analyze high-stakes people questions regarding recruitment, promotion, and retention.
  • Lead the team's compensation analytics to inform Total Rewards decisions on pay, structure, and talent awards.
  • Design and measure the quality-of-hire metric in partnership with the Recruiting team.
  • Utilize statistical models and data science methodologies to predict and explain processes like pay equity and productivity.
  • Translate complex data into meaningful visualizations and stories to drive strategy and decision-making for business leaders.
  • Use AI tools and LLM-based agents to accelerate analysis, prototyping, and data synthesis.
  • Manage sensitive statutory and governance reporting for the People function.
  • Gather and analyze relevant people data to solve specific business problems for cross-functional partners.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of industry experience.
  • Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field.
  • Deep experience with causal inference on observational data and quasi-experimental research design and analysis.
  • Proficiency in R or Python for statistical analysis and SQL for data access.
  • Experience applying data science to compensation, recruiting, or broader workforce and organizational questions.
  • Experience working with large practical datasets.
  • Familiarity with survey design and analysis.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional partners of varying technical levels.

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