Senior Economist

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

Wild Thinkers Welcome

Thrasio is a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone. We acquire quality brands and use world-class expertise and data science to make existing products better or create new ones to meet customer needs.

We’ve got huge goals, and every Thrasher plays an integral part in getting us there. That’s why we only bring on people who think positively. Who look out for the team. Who tell their egos to take a hike while they get the job done right.

From the moment you become a Thrasher, we give you the freedom you need to take big swings and push what’s possible to get us there. And if you fail, it’s cool—we know you’ll grow spectacularly. What matters is that you’re helping impact millions of people around the world who use our products everyday. 

Because with every new spatula or pillow brand we grow, with every kitchen scale we develop, our goal is to provide people everywhere with what they need to make the most of every moment - ensuring that what gets delivered to their door delivers.

The Role

As an Economist on the Pricing & Marketing team, you will own causal modeling frameworks to measure the impact of pricing, promotions, and marketing on customer demand. Your estimates will be leveraged to automate and optimize pricing & marketing levers over Thrasio’s extensive portfolio of omnichannel products., which is core to Thrasio’s long-term success.

Some of the day-to-day may include

• Designing experiments to measure causal lifts and validate strategies.
• Leveraging state of the art causal inference methodology to estimate pricing and marketing effects with observational and experimental data.
• Developing integrated solutions across pricing, promotions, marketing, forecasting, and supply chain.
• Collaborating with cross-functional partners to build the best solutions.
• Driving strategic initiatives across the broader org as a leader at Thrasio.
• Owning team development cycles, managing risk, and bringing stakeholders along for the ride.

What you bring to the party

• Ph.D. in Economics or a related field.
• 2+ years of work experience (ideally in e-commerce).
• Expertise in econometrics, causal inference, and experiment design.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Git.
• Passion for driving outsized business impact through applied science.

Nice to have:

• Expertise in Industrial Organization, Operations Research, Machine Learning.
• Familiarity with Git, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark.