Head of Data Science — Embeddings & Audience Platforms

Jobtome; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science in New York City to build and lead a team responsible for predictive modeling, audience intelligence, and measurement across the platform. You will own the embedding layer and governance, partnering with technology, product, and sales to scope pilots and convert evaluations into contracts.

You will shape the model portfolio, establish responsible AI standards, and ensure performance against buyer expectations, with a focus on production deployment and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in leading applied data science or analytics teams building data, audience, identity, or measurement products.
• 10+ years hands-on predictive modeling and measurement science on consumer-level data at scale.
• Experience designing and deploying ML models and measurement systems in production.
• Ability to explain methodology to executives and buyers and defend it under scrutiny.
• Strong collaboration with product, sales, and legal/privacy teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data science team to build and deploy predictive models for audiences and measurement products.
• Own the platform's embedding model roadmap and its evaluation standards with external partners.
• Define and defend the platform's measurement methodology and evaluation cards.
• Establish MLOps, privacy-preserving analytics, and governance with Legal and Privacy.
• Scope pilots, translate methodology into commercial proof points, and drive revenue impact.

Skills

Data science leadership

Predictive modeling

A/B measurement

Python

SQL

ML pipelines

Privacy & compliance

Education

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

Master's degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Econometrics, Operations Research, or related

Tools

Snowflake

LiveRamp

AWS

Databricks

Spark

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science in New York City to build and lead a team responsible for predictive modeling, audience intelligence, and measurement across the platform. You will own the embedding layer and governance, partnering with technology, product, and sales to scope pilots and convert evaluations into contracts.

You will shape the model portfolio, establish responsible AI standards, and ensure performance against buyer expectations, with a focus on production deployment and