Lead Data Scientist, Appraisal & Pricing

  • Amplio
  • San Francisco, California, United States
  • 5mo ago
  • Full-time
  • Hybrid

About the Role

Amplio is building the intelligence layer that powers how manufacturers recover value from surplus equipment. You’ll lead the development of our appraisal and pricing capabilities — combining data science with agentic AI to automate and improve valuation decisions at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and iterate models that estimate fair market value, recovery potential, and optimal disposition strategy.
  • Leverage agentic AI to automate cataloging and appraisal workflows.
  • Support Sales to underwrite buyout offers and predict consignment recovery and capacity utilization.
  • Build feedback loops for continuous price optimization and model refinement.
  • Collaborate with Product and Ops to turn insights into high-impact pricing and sourcing actions.

What You Bring

  • 4–8+ years in data science, analytics, or preferably pricing within marketplaces, logistics, or asset-heavy environments.
  • Strong modeling and experimentation skills (Python, SQL, Bayesian / probabilistic modeling).
  • Comfort operating with limited data — capable of building and validating proxy-based models.
  • Blend of technical depth and business intuition; fluent in assumptions, risk, and real-world tradeoffs.
  • Curiosity for manufacturing, recommerce, and the circular economy.
  • Early-hire equity
  • Best Medical / Dental / Vision plans
  • Parental benefits
  • Flexible PTO
  • Various stipends
  • Clear work-life boundaries