Head of Data Science — Embeddings & AI-Driven Audiences

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

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a team building AI-native behavioral intelligence products. You will own predictive models, embedding strategy, and measurement methodologies while coordinating with product, sales, and partners to drive pilots to contracts.

You will establish MLOps, privacy-preserving analytics, and a commercial standard for the embedding layer, with a focus on performance, scale, and buyer trust.

Qualifications

• Experience leading applied data science or analytics teams in advertising/measurement.
• Strong predictive modeling on consumer data at scale.
• Hands-on ML with embeddings/representation learning.

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models for audience and data products.
• Define measurement methodologies and validation.
• Lead embedding model roadmap with external partners.
• Oversee feature stores, data quality, and MLOps.

Skills

Data science leadership

Predictive modeling

Measurement & causal inference

Python

SQL

Distributed processing

Embeddings & transformers

Privacy analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Snowflake

LiveRamp

AWS

Databricks

RampID

UID2

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a team building AI-native behavioral intelligence products. You will own predictive models, embedding strategy, and measurement methodologies while coordinating with product, sales, and partners to drive pilots to contracts.

You will establish MLOps, privacy-preserving analytics, and a commercial standard for the embedding layer, with a focus on performance, scale, and buyer trust.