Executive Head of Data Science & Embeddings

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

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a strategic Head of Data Science to lead predictive modeling, embedding-based products, and measurement methodologies across its platform. You will own the embedding roadmap, establish evaluation standards, and collaborate with product, sales, and legal to bring pilots to contracts.

You will build and manage a cross-functional team of data scientists, ML engineers, and researchers, ensuring scalable, compliant, and revenue-driven solutions using transformer-based models and

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for data, audience, identity, or measurement products in advertising/marketing
• Hands-on predictive modeling on consumer-level data at scale (propensity, classification, calibration)
• Strong grounding in measurement, causal inference, and experiment design
• Knowledge of identity graphs, clean rooms, and data collaboration tools
• Experience with the full ML lifecycle: feature engineering to deployment at scale
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and distributed processing (Spark)
• Knowledge of embeddings, transformers, and deep learning in production
• Ability to explain methodology to executives and buyers
• Experience building/leading data science teams in competitive markets

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models for audiences, measurement, and partner deliveries
• Lead the transformation of embeddings into commercial products and scores
• Own platform feature store, data calibration, and outcome anchoring programs
• Define evaluation, MLOps, and responsible AI standards for deployed models
• Guide pilots and evaluations with product and sales teams to drive revenue
• Build and grow a high-performing data science team with a production-focused culture

Skills

Predictive modeling

Leadership

MLOps

Python

SQL

Spark

Transformers

Education

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

Tools

Snowflake

LiveRamp

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a strategic Head of Data Science to lead predictive modeling, embedding-based products, and measurement methodologies across its platform. You will own the embedding roadmap, establish evaluation standards, and collaborate with product, sales, and legal to bring pilots to contracts.

You will build and manage a cross-functional team of data scientists, ML engineers, and researchers, ensuring scalable, compliant, and revenue-driven solutions using transformer-based models and