Applied Scientist III - Personalization, Lead Scoring & Deep Learning Models

Ursus; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Applied Scientist III specializing in personalization and deep learning models. This fully remote position involves developing advanced algorithms and models aimed at enhancing user experiences and optimizing customer engagement strategies. Candidates should have significant experience in machine learning, particularly in building production-grade systems, and be proficient in deep learning frameworks. The role offers competitive compensation and benefits including medical and retirement plans.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Commuter benefits

401K benefits with company matching

Qualifications

• 6+ years of applied research experience (4+ with PhD).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and monitoring production-grade ML models.
• Comprehensive understanding of deep learning concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of personalized algorithms across multiple channels.
• Design and deploy predictive lead scoring models.
• Architect end-to-end ML pipelines for large-scale models.

Skills

Applied science

Deep Learning

Real world experience in recommender systems, transformers, or multi-objective tasks

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Job description

JOB TITLE: Applied Scientist III - Personalization, Lead Scoring & Deep Learning Models
LOCATION: 100% Remote
DURATION: 10 months with possible extension/conversion
PAY RANGE: $61-71/hour
TOP 3 SKILLS:

• Applied science
• Deep Learning
• Real world experience in recommender systems, transformers, or multi-objective tasks

Role Overview:
As an Applied Scientist specializing in personalization, lead scoring, and complex modeling, you will tackle cutting-edge challenges in machine learning and deep learning to redefine how our business engages with customers. You will design and deploy high-impact models that drive customer segmentation, adaptive recommendations, and predictive lead prioritization. Leveraging your expertise in deep learning, NLP, and general modeling, you’ll help build solutions that directly influence business outcomes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn Client research into scalable, production-grade systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of deep learning-driven personalization algorithms to deliver tailored user experiences across multiple channels (e.g., website, email and others).
• Design and deploy predictive lead scoring models to optimize customer acquisition, conversion, and retention strategies using advanced techniques like survival analysis, graph networks, or transformer-based architectures.
• Architect end-to-end ML pipelines for large-scale deep learning models, including data preprocessing, distributed training, model optimization, and real-time inference.
• Publish research, file patents, and stay ahead of industry trends in the personalization and customer intelligence / lead scoring domains.
• Innovate in multi-modal modeling (text, graph, behavioral, and temporal data) to enhance personalization and lead scoring accuracy.
• Conduct rigorous A/B testing, causal inference, and counterfactual analysis to measure model impact and iterate rapidly.
• Collaborate with MLOps engineers to streamline model deployment, monitoring, and retraining using tools like AWS SageMaker, or MLflow and other internal tools.
• Participate in science reviews to raise the science bar in our organization. This includes reviewing your work and the work of others.

Basic Requirements

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field
• 6+ years of applied research experience (or 4+ with PHD)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and monitoring production-grade ML models
• Comprehensive understanding of deep learning concepts
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
• Real world experience in recommender systems, transformers, or multi-objective tasks.
• Extensive knowledge in a breadth of machine learning topics
• Strong background in statistical analysis, experimental design, and SQL/Spark for big data processing.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts for stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Proven success in deploying deep learning models (e.g., BERT/Transformers for NLP, diffusion models, GANs or general DNNs) to solve business problems.
• Experience working at other companies that operate at a similar scale
• Publications or patents in applied ML domains
• Expertise in at least one focus area in each of the following:
• MLOps: CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, cloud platforms, Deployment strategy
• Emerging Techniques: LLM fine-tuning, federated learning, automated feature engineering, siamese networks, backbones (feature extraction networks), efficient transformer architectures.
• Experience in at least one focus area in either of the following:
• Personalization: Session-based and long term interest recommendations. Two-Tower and Transformer based architectures
• Lead Scoring / Behavior: Predictive analytics, churn modeling, and causal ML for attribution.

BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

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