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As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.\nHere, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.\nPlease note that this role is only available in Chicago, IL.\nIntroduction to the Team\nExpedia Group Advertising helps Expedia Group and its partners connect with travelers and understand the impact of advertising across Expedia Group brands and partner channels. Within Emerging Business Technology, the Measurement, Attribution & Data Platform organization builds the data, measurement, and attribution capabilities that translate advertising interactions and outcomes into trusted insights.\nAs a Data Scientist III, you will shape how we measure advertising performance and outcomes. You’ll apply statistical methods, causal inference, experimentation, and predictive modeling to complex, large-scale datasets-developing approaches that help distinguish the impact of advertising from other factors in a traveler’s journey. Your work will inform attribution, measurement, and reporting experiences used by advertisers and internal teams to make better decisions.\nYou’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and analytics stakeholders to define measurement problems, evaluate data quality and assumptions, and turn analytical methods into scalable, reliable solutions. You’ll bring scientific rigor to ambiguous questions, communicate findings and tradeoffs clearly, and help ensure that insights are actionable and trustworthy in production.\nWe’re looking for a data scientist who takes ownership of high-impact work, exercises sound judgment, and raises the bar for analytical quality. At this level, you’ll lead projects from problem framing through validation and adoption, influence measurement strategy, and help evolve the platforms and methods Expedia Group uses to understand advertising outcomes.\nIn This Role, You Will\nAnalyze large, complex datasets to solve business and product challenges.\nDevelop and apply statistical, machine learning, and experimentation methodologies to generate actionable insights. \nPartner with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and the business to define problems and drive data-informed decisions. \nBuild scalable analytical solutions, dashboards, and measurement frameworks.\nCommunicate findings and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.\nMentor junior team members and contribute to analytics best practices. \nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.\n4+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related field applying statistical analysis, experimentation, machine learning, or predictive modeling to business problems.\nAdvanced proficiency in SQL and Python, R, or similar programming languages.\nExperience designing and executing experiments, statistical analyses, and predictive models, and translating findings into business recommendations.\nAbility to independently manage analytical projects from problem definition through implementation and stakeholder adoption.\nStrong communication skills with experience presenting insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree or PhD in a quantitative field.\nExperience developing, deploying, or monitoring machine learning models in production environments.\nExpertise in experimentation, causal inference, A/B testing, and advanced statistical methods.\nDemonstrated ability to influence business strategy and decision-making through data-driven insights.\nExperience mentoring junior team members and partnering with senior stakeholders.\nFamiliarity with AI/ML applications, generative AI, and large-scale data environments.\nPlease note that this role is only available in Chicago, IL. We follow a flexible work model, which requires employees to be in the office at least three days a week. We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this role.\nThe total cash range for this position in Chicago is $128,000.00 to $179,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $205,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.\nStarting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.\nBenefits and perks\nExpedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.\nAccommodation requests\nExpedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request athttps://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.\nAbout Expedia Group\nExpedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.\nImportant notice\nEmployment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.\nEqual Opportunity\nExpedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. 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