Head of Data Science — Embeddings & Revenue Impact

Jobtome; New Milford (NY); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to build and lead the data science team for its AI-native behavioral intelligence platform. You will oversee predictive modeling, embedding research, and model evaluation while partnering with product, sales, and engineering to drive pilots and contracts.

You will own the embedding layer development, maintain rigorous experimentation, and ensure compliance with privacy and data governance. NYC-based in-office role with broad impact.

Qualifications

• Proven record leading data science for audience, identity, targeting, or measurement products.
• Hands-on predictive modeling on consumer‑level data at scale.
• Experience with MLOps, feature stores, and scoring pipelines.
• Strong understanding of privacy-preserving analytics and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead predictive models behind audience and data products across verticals.
• Own the platform's Feature Store as a commercial product with versioned, documented features.
• Define evaluation standards and anchor models to licensed data sources and outcomes.
• Lead the embedding model roadmap and coordinate with technology partners for architecture and training.
• Establish transparent, auditable workflows with robust monitoring and drift detection.
• Hire and grow a high‑performing data science team and drive production deployment.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Leadership

Python

SQL

ML engineering

Embeddings

Transformers

Privacy by design

Education

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

Master's or PhD in related field (preferred)

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Databricks

Spark

LiveRamp

UID2 / RampID

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Head of Data Science to build and lead the data science team for its AI-native behavioral intelligence platform. You will oversee predictive modeling, embedding research, and model evaluation while partnering with product, sales, and engineering to drive pilots and contracts.

You will own the embedding layer development, maintain rigorous experimentation, and ensure compliance with privacy and data governance. NYC-based in-office role with broad impact.