Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist, Strategic Modeling & SimulationAt Apple, many of the most consequential decisions are made long before products launch, features ship, or investments are approved. We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Strategic Modeling & Simulation to help quantify the future impact of strategic decisions under uncertainty. This role combines strategic simulation, predictive modeling, machine learning, impact estimation, forecasting, and quantitative decision science to help leadership evaluate opportunities, understand trade-offs, and make better long-term investment decisions. You will develop the models that connect experimentation learnings, behavioral signals, and business outcomes into forward-looking simulations that support strategic planning and resource allocation. As Apple expands investments in AI-powered experiences and intelligent systems, this role will help assess the long-term implications of emerging technologies and evolving customer behaviors while supporting strategic decision-making under uncertainty. The ideal candidate combines strong quantitative rigor with systems thinking, scientific curiosity, and a passion for solving complex product and business problems through modeling and simulation.As a Senior Data Scientist, Strategic Modeling & Simulation, you will develop simulation systems and strategic modeling frameworks that estimate the long-term impact of product, growth, and business decisions. You will work across experimentation, product, marketing, consumer research, engineering, finance, and leadership teams to develop predictive models, impact estimation frameworks, and strategic scenario simulations that support decision-making under uncertainty. This role sits at the intersection of machine learning, economics, forecasting, simulation, operations research, and quantitative strategy. You will help develop forecasting and simulation capabilities that support both traditional product investments and emerging technology initiatives where long-term outcomes are uncertain and difficult to measure directly. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical depth, excellent scientific reasoning skills, and the ability to communicate quantitative insights to executive audiences.ResponsibilitiesStrategic Simulation: Develop simulation frameworks that estimate future product, growth, subscriber, engagement, retention, and revenue outcomes under alternative strategic scenarios.Product Investment Modeling: Build product investment simulations that estimate the long-term impact of proposed features, roadmap initiatives, and engineering investments before resources are committed.Impact Modeling & Opportunity Sizing: Estimate the impact of product, growth, and operational investments, including conversion elasticity, feature ROI, subscriber growth, retention lift, and revenue impact.Predictive Machine Learning: Develop predictive models for retention, churn, engagement, subscriber growth, conversion, lifetime value, and behavioral outcomes that serve as inputs into simulations and strategic planning.Short-Term to Long-Term Metric Linkage: Build models that connect short-term experimentation outcomes and behavioral signals to long-term retention, monetization, subscriber growth, and customer lifetime value.Probabilistic Forecasting & Uncertainty Quantification: Develop forecasting and probabilistic modeling approaches that represent uncertainty, confidence ranges, scenario distributions, and sensitivity to assumptions.Optimization & Resource Allocation: Develop quantitative approaches for portfolio planning, resource allocation, initiative prioritization, and constrained investment trade-off analysis.Strategic Scenario Analysis: Evaluate trade-offs across competing strategic initiatives and communicate expected outcomes, risk ranges, assumptions, and decision implications.Emerging Technology Impact Modeling: Develop frameworks that estimate the potential long-term impact of new technologies, AI-powered experiences, recommendation systems, and adaptive products on engagement, retention, subscriber growth, and business outcomes.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Marketing, Experimentation Science, Consumer Research, Engineering, Finance, and leadership teams to support strategic planning and investment decisions.Minimum QualificationsMaster's degree or higher in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.5+ years of experience in predictive modeling, simulation, forecasting, quantitative strategy, product science, applied economics, operations research, or related fields.Strong expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, predictive analytics, forecasting, and quantitative reasoning.Experience building predictive models such as retention, churn, conversion, engagement, or lifetime value models.Experience with simulation, scenario analysis, impact estimation, strategic modeling, or long-term value estimation.Strong Python programming skills and experience with modern machine learning or statistical modeling ecosystems.Ability to work with large-scale behavioral, product, business, survey, or experimentation datasets.Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex quantitative modeling outputs into clear decision guidance for leadership audiences.Preferred QualificationsPhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Operations Research, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.Experience with simulation systems, probabilistic modeling, Bayesian methods, survival analysis, causal impact modeling, reinforcement learning concepts, or uncertainty quantificationExperience estimating long-term business impact, investment ROI, subscriber growth, retention compounding, or customer lifetime value.Experience in Product Science, Applied Economics, Operations Research, Quantitative Research, Strategic Modeling, Decision Science, or related quantitative strategy functionsExperience building strategic modeling systems that combine experimentation evidence, predictive ML, behavioral signals, and business outcomes.Experience modeling the impact of machine learning systems, recommendation systems, adaptive products, AI-powered experiences, or other complex adaptive systemsPublications or research contributions in venues such as KDD, CIKM, ICML, NeurIPS, WSDM, RecSys, AISTATS, or related conferences and journals.Experience supporting executive-level strategic planning, portfolio prioritization, or investment decision-makingPay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You'll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple's workplace Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis. 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