Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist — Revenue ManagementLos Angeles, CA (Hybrid) | Full-TimeWe're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join a high-impact revenue science team at a well-known hospitality and travel brand headquartered in Los Angeles. This is a hands-on, production-focused role embedded in an active system build — not a research position.You'll work directly with yield management, engineering, and external data partners to develop and deploy machine learning models that drive pricing, demand forecasting, and inventory decisions at scale.What you'll be doing:Building and deploying predictive models into a live revenue management system, owning the work from experimentation through productionApplying advanced ML techniques including double ML, causal inference, time series forecasting, and feature selection methods to real pricing and demand problemsDesigning and running experiments to evaluate new data elements and model features for predictive powerCollaborating with yield management stakeholders to translate business objectives into data-driven solutionsMaintaining and extending data pipelines and model infrastructure on Databricks and SparkPresenting results and defending modeling approaches to non-technical stakeholdersWhat we're looking for:5+ years of hands-on data science experience with a clear track record of models shipped to productionStrong Python (near expert-level) and solid SQLExperience with Databricks and Spark in a production environmentDemonstrated experience in pricing, forecasting, demand modeling, or inventory optimizationFamiliarity with time series methods and causal/experimental designGitHub and software development lifecycle fluencyClear, confident communicator who can present to business stakeholdersNice to have:Background in travel, hospitality, airlines, retail, or any industry where dynamic pricing is core to the businessExperience with double ML, elasticity modeling, or optimization enginesExposure to working alongside external consultants or third-party model vendors