Director of Data Science & AI Leadership (Remote)

Trusted Media Brands, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

Trusted Media Brands is seeking a Director of Data Science & AI to lead a hands-on team and shape the organization’s AI roadmap. You’ll bridge research and production, build scalable data products in a GCP environment, and drive adoption of AI across departments.

You will mentor data scientists, design robust ML solutions, and ensure governance and ethics in AI initiatives while collaborating with BI, Eng, Product, and Analytics teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data science, including leading or managing a technical team.
• Strong foundation in core data science.
• Deep, hands-on fluency in Google Cloud Platform: BigQuery, Vertex AI, and building/deploying production models in a GCP environment.
• Proficiency deploying custom Gemini Enterprise Agents via Agent Engine.
• Fluency in AI tools such as Claude, CoPilot and ChatGPT.
• Strong Python and SQL skills and experience in applied AI.
• A bias for action.

Responsibilities

• Own the data science roadmap for the organization from core statistical modeling and experimentation forecasting, segmentation and applied AI where it adds real business value.
• Lead, mentor, and stay hands-on with a small team of data scientists: writing code and reviewing methodology, not just roadmaps
• Oversee the design of robust, production-grade solutions utilizing core cloud systems, vector databases, and agentic workflows
• Champion the adoption and continuous improvement of AI development tools across technical teams
• Scale MLOps/LLMOPs practices, ensuring data observability, governance, model safety, and ethical AI compliance
• Collaborate cross-functionally with BI, Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Development, and Product teams to drive technical innovation, prioritize initiatives, ship MVPs fast and iterate based on usage data
• Design and run rigorous experiments to validate hypotheses and guide business decisions
• Translate statistical and technical work into business language for executive stakeholders and make the case for where data science investment should go next
• Define success metrics for internal tools and AI initiatives, and track adoption, usage, and business impact over time
• Document tools, workflows, and best practices to scale impact beyond individual engagements
• Stay informed on industry trends, viral content, and emerging platforms to identify new opportunities

Skills

Data science leadership

Python

SQL

GCP BigQuery

Vertex AI

Gemini Enterprise Agents

AI tools (Claude/CoPilot/ChatGPT)

Tools

Gemini Enterprise Agents

Job description

Trusted Media Brands is seeking a Director of Data Science & AI to lead a hands-on team and shape the organization’s AI roadmap. You’ll bridge research and production, build scalable data products in a GCP environment, and drive adoption of AI across departments.

You will mentor data scientists, design robust ML solutions, and ensure governance and ethics in AI initiatives while collaborating with BI, Eng, Product, and Analytics teams.