Head of Data Science — Embeddings & Platform Leader

Jobtome; Alpine (CA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a world-class team building predictive models and an embedding-based platform for audience insights and measurement. You will own the end-to-end data science lifecycle, set evaluation standards, and partner with product and sales to scope pilots and convert evaluations into contracts.

You will direct the roadmap for the transformer-based embedding model, ensure privacy-preserving analytics, and work with external partners to maintain

Qualifications

• Experience leading applied data science or analytics teams: 7 years
• Hands-on predictive modeling on consumer data at scale: 10 years
• Senior data science leadership in advertising/media: 10 years
• Knowledge of privacy-preserving analytics and regulation

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models for audiences, measurement, and embeddings
• Lead the embedding model roadmap and evaluation standards
• Define methodology for measurement, lift, and validation
• Oversee data science lifecycle from feature engineering to deployment
• Build and grow a high-performing data science team
• Collaborate with product, sales, and partners to scope pilots and prove value

Skills

Lead data science

Predictive modeling

Measurement

MLOps

Python

SQL

Spark

Cloud platforms

Data privacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Statistics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Snowflake

LiveRamp

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a world-class team building predictive models and an embedding-based platform for audience insights and measurement. You will own the end-to-end data science lifecycle, set evaluation standards, and partner with product and sales to scope pilots and convert evaluations into contracts.

You will direct the roadmap for the transformer-based embedding model, ensure privacy-preserving analytics, and work with external partners to maintain