Chief Data Science & AI Platform Lead

Jobtome; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking the Head of Data Science to lead the platform's transformer-based embedding models and predictive analytics for audiences, insights, and measurement products. You will set evaluation standards, drive MLOps, and collaborate with product, sales, and partners to scale pilots and contracts.

You will build and lead a data science team, ensure responsible AI, and engage with customers to translate methodology into commercial proof points.

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for data, audience, identity, or measurement products in advertising/marketing.
• Strong hands-on predictive modeling on consumer data at scale (propensity, segmentation, lookalike).
• Experience with measurement, causal inference, and uplift testing.
• Familiarity with privacy-preserving analytics and data regulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modeling behind the platform’s embedding product and audience tools.
• Set standards for evaluation, MLOps, and responsible AI across models.
• Manage a team of data scientists and ML engineers; align with product and sales to scope pilots.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Machine learning

Data science leadership

Stakeholder communication

Experimentation

MLOps

Privacy by design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Statistics/Math

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Spectrum is seeking the Head of Data Science to lead the platform's transformer-based embedding models and predictive analytics for audiences, insights, and measurement products. You will set evaluation standards, drive MLOps, and collaborate with product, sales, and partners to scale pilots and contracts.

You will build and lead a data science team, ensure responsible AI, and engage with customers to translate methodology into commercial proof points.