Head of Data Science — Embeddings & AI Platform

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

Job summary

Spectrum is building an AI‑native behavioral intelligence platform and seeks a Head of Data Science to lead the data science team, design the embedding strategy, and drive model development for audiences, measurement, and partnerships. You will set evaluation standards, work with product and sales on pilots, and ensure production deployment with strong governance.

In this NYC‑based role, you will build scalable models, oversee a platform‑level feature store, and collaborate with external

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for data, audience, identity, or measurement products in the advertising, media, or marketing ecosystem.
• Hands‑on predictive modeling on consumer‑level data at scale, including propensity and response modeling, classification, gradient boosting, regression, calibration, segmentation and clustering, and lookalike modeling.
• Strong grounding in measurement and causal inference, including incrementality testing, matched and synthetic controls, test‑and‑holdout design, and the practical limits of attribution and media mix approaches.

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models behind the platform's audience and data products across verticals.
• Own segment definitions, coverage, refresh cadence, and measured accuracy for every audience.
• Own the platform's Feature Store as a commercial product: features that serve audiences and models.
• Lead evaluation, MLOps, and responsible AI standards for shipped models, including tests and drift monitoring.
• Lead the data science team to deliver production‑ready solutions and revenue impact.

Skills

Leadership in data science

Propensity modeling

Causal inference

Python

SQL

Machine learning at scale

Embeddings/Transformers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Statistics/Math

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Spectrum is building an AI‑native behavioral intelligence platform and seeks a Head of Data Science to lead the data science team, design the embedding strategy, and drive model development for audiences, measurement, and partnerships. You will set evaluation standards, work with product and sales on pilots, and ensure production deployment with strong governance.

In this NYC‑based role, you will build scalable models, oversee a platform‑level feature store, and collaborate with external