Senior Applied Economist, Causal Inference & Forecasting

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NavanPalo Alto, CA or San Francisco, CAfull-timesenior

$121,500 USD

Tech Stack

Responsibilities

  • Uplevel existing forecasting pipelines by integrating econometric rigor to improve accuracy and provide probabilistic forecasts for risk management.
  • Design and execute experimental and quasi-experimental frameworks for causal inference to identify business levers like price elasticity and ROI of sales incentives.
  • Partner with Sales and Account Management to create data-driven frameworks for pricing and customer retention, translating causal models into actionable blueprints.
  • Work hands-on within ML infrastructure, writing production-quality Python code to deploy scalable models in AWS and Snowflake.
  • Act as the subject matter expert on economic literature and methodology, translating technical findings into strategic recommendations for executive leadership.

Benefits

  • Learning Budget

Culture

Results-OnlyFast-PacedTransparent Leadership

Requirements

Required: Masters in Economics, Statistics, or related quantitative field
Preferred: PhD in Economics, Statistics, or related quantitative field
Regions: Us

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About Navan
Industry: travel
Size: enterprise

Navan is seeking a Senior Backend Platform Developer to modernize its contact center systems by designing APIs, serverless services, data flows, and AI-enabled workflows to improve customer and agent experiences. The role focuses on building production systems and integrating complex platforms with a strong emphasis on quality and rapid development using AI-assisted engineering tools.

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Compensation
Base salary: $121,500 USD
Bonus: Target incentive compensation included in pay range (OTE)