Data Science Manager: Forecasting & Optimization

New Balance Athletics, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Lifestyle reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

New Balance Athletics, Inc. is seeking a Data Science Manager, Forecasting & Optimization, to guide the planning-focused data science group and deliver high-value forecasting and optimization solutions that improve global planning, inventory, and supply chain decisions.

This hands-on player/coach role involves writing production-quality code, deploying models, mentoring a small team, and ensuring adoption and monitoring across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data science experience with hands-on model development and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and improve forecasting and optimization models for demand planning, inventory, and related decisions.
• Code in Python and SQL to support scalable, production-ready workflows.
• Partner with stakeholders to define priorities and translate needs into data science products.

Skills

Forecasting

Optimization

Python

SQL

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's or higher in a related field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

New Balance Athletics, Inc. is seeking a Data Science Manager, Forecasting & Optimization, to guide the planning-focused data science group and deliver high-value forecasting and optimization solutions that improve global planning, inventory, and supply chain decisions.

This hands-on player/coach role involves writing production-quality code, deploying models, mentoring a small team, and ensuring adoption and monitoring across stakeholders.