Head of Data Science — Embeddings & AI Platform

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

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a global team building transformer-based behavioral embeddings and predictive models for audiences, insights, and measurement products.

You will own the embedding roadmap, collaborate with product and sales to scope pilots, ensure privacy and compliance, and deliver commercial proof points through rigorous experimentation and scalable ML operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data science teams for audience or measurement products.
• Hands-on predictive modeling on large consumer datasets.
• Experience with embedding/representation learning.
• Ability to explain methodology to executives and buyers.
• Experience with privacy regulations and differential privacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead a data science team delivering audience and measurement products.
• Own embedding model roadmap and evaluation standards.
• Define and defend measurement methodology and lift tests.
• Scope pilots with product, sales, and solutions teams.
• Establish MLOps and responsible AI standards.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Embeddings

Transformers

MLOps

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Privacy-preserving analytics

Experimentation culture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Stats/Math

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Snowflake

LiveRamp

AWS

Databricks

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a global team building transformer-based behavioral embeddings and predictive models for audiences, insights, and measurement products.

You will own the embedding roadmap, collaborate with product and sales to scope pilots, ensure privacy and compliance, and deliver commercial proof points through rigorous experimentation and scalable ML operations.