Senior Data Scientist (m/f/d) - Marketing Intelligence

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Data Scientist (m/f/d) to join our Marketing Intelligence team. In this role, you will play a critical part in optimizing FLIX's marketing strategies through advanced data analysis and innovative model development. You will collaborate closely with teams across Marketing & Sales Business & Tech Teams, Revenue Management, Network Planning, BI Reporting and IT to ensure that our data-driven insights directly contribute to smarter budget allocation and overall business growth.

About the team you'd be working with

The team you will be joining provides a holistic ecosystem to support FLIX profitable growth strategy by measuring all global marketing activities, continuously conducting incrementality tests for performance-, media-, and brand-campaigns (such as A/B tests, but way beyond it), to influence and optimize the marketing budget. You will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with stakeholders from many different areas of the company and help us in creating and rolling out new tools and services. The team works agile, in roadmaps and sprints, and every team member’s opinion counts to shape short- and long-term planning.

Your Tasks – Paint the world green

• Collaborate with Marketing Management: As part of a central team, you collaborate with marketing management to create and develop Advanced Analytical Models to enhance our marketing strategies and optimize budget allocation.
• Conduct Causal Impact Analysis: Utilize advanced econometric techniques to perform causal impact analysis, determining the direct effects of marketing activities on business outcomes and providing actionable insights.
• Design and Execute Incrementality Experiments: Develop and implement experiments to measure the incremental impact of various marketing initiatives, ensuring the accurate assessment of campaign effectiveness and true uplift.
• Enhance Marketing Attribution: Contribute to the development of Econometrics models, ensuring accuracy and reliability in our marketing attribution and measurement framework.
• Communicate Complex Insights: Present complex statistical concepts and findings to non-technical audiences, enabling data-driven decision-making across multiple departments.

Your Profile – Ready to Make an Impact

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Physics, Econometrics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: Relevant experience in a data science role, with a proven track record in model development and business optimization.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in designing and implementing algorithms and data structures in Python, Scala, or similar programming languages.
• Software Development Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of modern software development practices, including data access, management, and version control tools, with a focus on reproducibility and interpretability.
• Data Storytelling and Visualization: Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau or similar, with a strong ability to tell stories with data are strong plus

Join our Marketing Intelligence team and be at the forefront of driving FLIX’s growth through data-driven insights and advanced analytics.

Our Perks – More than just a job

• You have an impact. With innovation and smart technology, we are creating the easiest way to travel. We want your ideas and give you autonomy to make them reality.​
• Flix is flexible. Organize your own schedule with trust-based hours and up to 60 days of working from (m)anywhere. We are an office-first company, and we encourage all employees to come regularly to their local office.
• Travelling is our passion. Discover the world with your free Flix rides and bring along your friends and family for half price.
• Teamwork makes the dream work. Our FlixTeam has people from over 80 different nations. We work in a multicultural environment where we can challenge and support each other.
• We're not only green in color. We’re building for the long term, and that means protecting our planet. We constantly test new green technologies and compensate for the CO2 after all our business travel since 2018.
• Your well-being is important to us. To treat your mind and body we will give you a competitive paid time off package, mental health support including 1:1 consultations with a psychologist, and a neat discount on UrbanSportsClub memberships.

Want to rewrite the history of mobility with us? Then join our ride and apply now. We're excited to hear from you! We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

About Flix

We are a global mobility provider with headquarters in Europe and the United States. Since 2013, we have changed the way millions of people have traveled, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and eco-friendly travel. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, we have quickly established one of the largest long-distance mobility networks in the world – and our journey has just begun.

Flix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), national, social or ethnic origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, competence and merit.

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