The role involves optimizing advertising budgets through modeling and data analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing data-driven recommendations for budget allocation.
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking a Sr. Analyst/Economist, Ads Budget Optimization to join our growing Advertising team. This role will design and operationalize the quantitative frameworks that guide how advertising budgets are deployed across both onsite and offsite supply. By building optimization models and incrementality insights, you will enable more efficient budget utilization, stronger advertiser outcomes, and accelerated growth for Chewy Ads.
Come join a highly collaborative, innovative team dedicated to shaping the future of pet advertising while supporting Chewy's mission of being the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents (and partners), everywhere.
What You'll Do:
What You'll Need
Bonus (Preferred Skills)
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$129,500-$207,000 USD
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here.
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Chewy is seeking a Sr. Analyst/Economist, Ads Budget Optimization to join our growing Advertising team. This role will design and operationalize the quantitative frameworks that guide how advertising budgets are deployed across both onsite and offsite supply. By building optimization models and incrementality insights, you will enable more efficient budget utilization, stronger advertiser outcomes, and accelerated growth for Chewy Ads.
Come join a highly collaborative, innovative team dedicated to shaping the future of pet advertising while supporting Chewy's mission of being the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents (and partners), everywhere.
What You'll Do:
- Build and maintain allocation models (e.g., marginal return curves, constrained optimization, auction dynamics) to optimize budgets across onsite and offsite
- Develop and run experiments to measure incrementality and cross-channel trade-
- Partner closely with Demand teams to translate model outputs into actionable budget allocation decisions.
- Collaborate with Supply teams to incorporate inventory dynamics and
- Provide leadership with neutral, data-driven recommendations that maximize advertiser outcomes and Chewy's long-term growth.
- Contribute to the eventual automation of allocation by working with Product and Engineering to embed your models into tools and platforms.
What You'll Need
- 5+ years of experience in data science, quantitative marketing, adtech optimization, or portfolio management.
- Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Economics, Statistics, Applied Math, Operations Research, or related field.
- Strong background in econometrics, optimization, and statistical
- Technical proficiency in R, Python, or similar programming languages; comfort with
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex models into actionable insights for business partners.
- Strong collaboration skills with experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced, matrixed organizations.
Bonus (Preferred Skills)
- Experience in advertising technology, marketplace economics, or media buying
- Familiarity with auction dynamics, bid optimization, or algorithmic
- Prior experience building automated decisioning or optimization frameworks at
- Demonstrated ability to balance theoretical modeling with practical business
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$129,500-$207,000 USD
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here.
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Top Skills
Python
R
Chewy Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Located in the Fort Point neighborhood, home to many of Boston's hip and upcoming restaurants along with emerging technology companies.
Similar Jobs at Chewy
eCommerce • Healthtech • Pet • Retail • Pharmaceutical
The Senior Integrated Marketing Manager will lead marketing campaign optimization using data insights to improve strategies, performance, and customer engagement for Chewy’s retail categories.
Top Skills:
ExcelSQLTableau
eCommerce • Healthtech • Pet • Retail • Pharmaceutical
Lead media strategy and analytics for Linear TV and OTT, owning cross-channel measurement and guiding budget allocation through rigorous data analysis and collaboration with various departments.
Top Skills:
ComscoreCoreIspotNielsenOtt DspsSQLTableauVideoamp
eCommerce • Healthtech • Pet • Retail • Pharmaceutical
Lead the B2C Pet Health engineering teams at Chewy, delivering integrated healthcare experiences while fostering a culture of innovation and team development.
Top Skills:
AIE-CommerceHealthcare TechPlatform As A ServiceSoftware Engineering
What you need to know about the Boston Tech Scene
Boston is a powerhouse for technology innovation thanks to world-class research universities like MIT and Harvard and a robust pipeline of venture capital investment. Host to the first telephone call and one of the first general-purpose computers ever put into use, Boston is now a hub for biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence — though it’s also home to several B2B software giants. So it’s no surprise that the city consistently ranks among the greatest startup ecosystems in the world.
Key Facts About Boston Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 269,000; 9.4% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toast, Klaviyo, HubSpot, DraftKings
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, software, aerospace
- Funding Landscape: $15.7 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Summit Partners, Volition Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, MassVentures, Highland Capital Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: MIT, Harvard University, Boston College, Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Bureau of Economic Research, Broad Institute, Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
