Chief Data Scientist — Embeddings & AI Platforms

Jobtome; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum seeks a Head of Data Science to build predictive models and lead the embedding platform powering audiences, insights, and measurement for brands and agencies. You’ll own the transformer-based embedding roadmap and deliver performance that stands up to buyer scrutiny, while guiding product and sales in pilots and contracts.

Lead a team of data scientists and ML engineers toward production deployment and revenue impact.

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for data, audience, identity, or measurement products.
• Hands-on predictive modeling on consumer-level data at scale.
• Strong grounding in measurement, incrementality, and attribution.
• Knowledge of clean rooms, identity graphs, and data collaboration tools.
• Lifecycle of data science projects from feature engineering to deployment.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and distributed processing in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models for audiences, in-market and behavioral velocity.
• Own the platform’s Feature Store and alignment with licensed data.
• Lead modeling for custom and partner-specific audiences with clean-room workflows.
• Design and defend measurement methodology and upgrade transparency for buyers.
• Lead identity and viewing product modeling and embedding roadmap.
• Set evaluation standards, release gates, drift monitoring, and privacy compliance.
• Build and lead a data science team aligned to production deployment and revenue impact.

Skills

Leadership experience in data science

Predictive modeling at scale

Measurement and causal inference

Identity and data collaboration

Python, SQL, distributed processing

Deep learning and embeddings

Communication to executives and buyers

Recruiting and building teams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related

Master’s or PhD in Statistics, ML, Econometrics, OR related

Job description

Spectrum seeks a Head of Data Science to build predictive models and lead the embedding platform powering audiences, insights, and measurement for brands and agencies. You’ll own the transformer-based embedding roadmap and deliver performance that stands up to buyer scrutiny, while guiding product and sales in pilots and contracts.

Lead a team of data scientists and ML engineers toward production deployment and revenue impact.