Director of Data Science (Fully Remote)

Destination Pet; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Destination Pet is launching a PE-backed data platform initiative in the pet health ecosystem. This role leads the data science strategy and helps transform fragmented data from veterinary partners, care centers, and other channels into scalable insights.

You will build predictive models, segmentation frameworks, and forecasting tools, communicating findings to executives and guiding product strategy in a high-growth, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field with 6–10+ years data science experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, R, and SQL with experience handling messy data.
• Proven track record building predictive models and communicating insights to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science strategy for a new PE-backed business unit in pet health.
• Work with fragmented data from veterinary partners, pet care centers, and other channels.
• Build predictive models, segmentation frameworks, and forecasting tools.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data wrangling

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Predictive modeling frameworks

Forecasting tools

Segmentation frameworks

Job description

• Lead data science strategy for a new PE-backed business unit in pet health.
• Work with fragmented data from veterinary partners, pet care centers, and other channels.
• Build predictive models, segmentation frameworks, and forecasting tools.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's in quantitative field with 6-10+ years data science experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, R, and SQL with experience handling messy data.
• Proven track record building predictive models and communicating insights to executives.

Why Join Us:

• Ground-floor opportunity to build a new data platform in the pet ecosystem.
• Startup-like agility with the backing of an established PE platform.
• Turn fragmented pet care data into scalable, commercially valuable insights and products.

Destination Pet

Destination Pet is a national network of pet-obsessed professionals dedicated to elevating the love and lives of pet families through total pet care. They are launching a new PE-backed business unit to build a data platform for the pet health ecosystem, backed by an established platform with startup agility.