Senior Client Analytics & Data Science Lead

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd. is seeking a senior Data Scientist to lead client data science engagements and analytics initiatives across a range of customer analytics applications.

You will collaborate with Analytics, Client Service and delivery teams to set agendas, develop plans, and deliver actionable insights from complex data sets. The role requires strong Python or R skills, hands-on experience with major ML libraries, and a proven ability to mentor teams and communicate results to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science/Management Science or in a relevant quantitative field
• 8+ years of hands‑on working experience in Data Science with at least two years in customer analytics and/or digital media
• Strong foundation in Python or R with libraries including pandas, NumPy, StatsModels, scikit-learn, Matplotlib (Python) or tidyverse, lme4, shiny (R)
• Proficiency with Git (GitHub & BitBucket)
• Familiarity with relational databases and the cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Experience with marketing response models and client-facing delivery
• Excellent communication and ability to translate complex analyses for senior executives and technical audiences
• Ability to mentor a team and drive projects from inception to client-ready deliverables
• Experience with marketing response models and their applications a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to take complex subject matter and concisely communicate it to a wide range of audiences – from senior executives to deep subject matter experts

Responsibilities

• Manage client data science and analytics engagements with a focus on delivery
• Lead development and deployment of generalized and custom analytics tools
• Oversee team learning and R&D for new tools and MVPs
• Interface with clients and leadership to interpret analytics outputs and guide implementation

Skills

Communication skills

Mentoring / leadership

Agile project management

Client engagement

Data science leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Git

AWS/GCP/Azure

SQL databases

NumPy

Pandas

StatsModels

scikit-learn

tidyverse

Job description

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd. is seeking a senior Data Scientist to lead client data science engagements and analytics initiatives across a range of customer analytics applications.

You will collaborate with Analytics, Client Service and delivery teams to set agendas, develop plans, and deliver actionable insights from complex data sets. The role requires strong Python or R skills, hands-on experience with major ML libraries, and a proven ability to mentor teams and communicate results to