Applied Data Scientist, Unit Economics Understanding
About the Role This role focuses on building the strategic unit economics understanding of OpenAI, guiding sustainable growth to make it the most impactful company of our generation and beyond. You will lead the development of foundational causal inference and data science models and frameworks to predict and quantify
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Applied Data Scientist, Unit Economics Understanding at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About the Role This role focuses on building the strategic unit economics understanding of OpenAI, guiding sustainable growth to make it the most impactful company of our generation and beyond. You will lead the development of foundational causal inference and data science models and frameworks to predict and quantify
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- Build causal inference and predictive analytics capabilities to measure and forecast LTV across customer segments (B2C and B2B), and quantify the incremental impact of different actions or product features on customer LTV.
- Design customer “happy paths” by identifying adoption journeys that maximize lifetime value while ensuring customers gain the most from our ecosystem.
- Analyze price elasticity to guide product packaging, monetization, and pricing strategies.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Finance, Product, Data Engineering, GTM, and other DS teams) to build causal inference and predictive models that drive business decisions.
- Develop and maintain LTV models across product lines and customer cohorts.
- Architect scalable frameworks and models that democratize economic insights for leadership and functional teams.
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- MS or PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Applied Math, Operations Research, Computer Science, etc.).
- 7+ years of experience in applied data science, causal inference, or quantitative strategy.
- Proven record of delivering high-impact insights to executive leadership.
- Experience building scalable analytical frameworks and models that inform business decision-making.
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