Head of Data Science - Embeddings & Behavioral AI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Life at Spectrum

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead the data science, ML engineering, and measurement efforts for its AI-native behavioral platform. You will drive predictive modeling, audience segmentation, and embedding strategies, while coordinating with product, sales, and external partners to scale pilots into contracts.

You will own the embedding model roadmap, establish responsible AI standards, and build a production-focused team capable of delivering measurable revenue impact.

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for data, audience, identity, or measurement products.
• Hands-on predictive modeling on consumer data at scale; propensities, segmentation, and lookalikes.
• Strong grounding in measurement, causal inference, and experimental design.
• Experience with privacy-preserving analytics and data regulation; collaboration with Legal/Privacy.

Responsibilities

• Build and run predictive models behind the platform's audience and data products.
• Own segment definitions, coverage, refresh cadence, and accuracy for audiences.
• Lead the platform's Feature Store as a commercial product (features, type, versioning, docs).
• Define and defend measurement methodology and right-baselines for buyers.
• Direct roadmap for transformer-based embedding model with external partners.
• Establish MLOps, release gates, monitoring, and bias/fairness testing.
• Build and grow a high-performing data science team with a production-first mindset.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Measurement science

Embeddings

Transformers

MLOps

Leadership

Privacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Stats/Math/Economics

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Snowflake

AWS

Databricks

LiveRamp

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead the data science, ML engineering, and measurement efforts for its AI-native behavioral platform. You will drive predictive modeling, audience segmentation, and embedding strategies, while coordinating with product, sales, and external partners to scale pilots into contracts.

You will own the embedding model roadmap, establish responsible AI standards, and build a production-focused team capable of delivering measurable revenue impact.