Forecasting & Optimization Data Science Lead

newbalance; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan support

Mentorship programs

Job summary

New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA, seeks a Data Science Manager, Forecasting & Optimization to lead a planning-focused data science group and own high-value forecasting and optimization work that informs global decisions. This hands-on role will code, deploy models, and mentor a small team of data scientists and contractors.

Partner with stakeholders to set priorities, ensure adoption, and deliver scalable data science products across planning, inventory, and supply-chain decisions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data science, forecasting, optimization, operations research, or related field with hands-on model development and deployment.
• 2+ years leading projects and/or guiding cross-functional delivery while remaining hands-on.
• 2+ years leading data scientists.
• Deep expertise with forecasting models and optimization techniques in retail or similar environments.
• Strong Python and SQL skills with production-quality modeling workflows on large datasets.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders, define roadmaps and drive adoption of analytics solutions.
• Experience with model evaluation, monitoring, governance and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and improve forecasting and optimization models for demand planning, allocation, inventory and related planning decisions.
• Write, review, and maintain scalable Python and SQL code for production pipelines.
• Partner with stakeholders to define priorities and translate business needs into data science products.
• Document model logic, business rules, and operating practices for long-term support.
• Collaborate with ML engineering and MLOps to productionize, monitor and explain models.
• Lead and coach a small team of data scientists while contributing technically.

Skills

Data science

Forecasting

Optimization

Operations research

Python

SQL

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile

Product ownership

Education

BA/BS in related field

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA, seeks a Data Science Manager, Forecasting & Optimization to lead a planning-focused data science group and own high-value forecasting and optimization work that informs global decisions. This hands-on role will code, deploy models, and mentor a small team of data scientists and contractors.

Partner with stakeholders to set priorities, ensure adoption, and deliver scalable data science products across planning, inventory, and supply-chain decisions.