Senior Data Scientist — Advertising Analytics Leader

Spectrum; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Reach is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive data-driven solutions for its advertising sales business. You will clean, aggregate, and analyze large datasets, applying machine learning and big data techniques to deliver actionable insights.

The role requires leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and the ability to present complex results to diverse audiences. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Python/R, SQL, cloud platforms, and time-series forecasting, and will

Qualifications

• 7+ years data manipulation and statistical modeling as a Scientist, Consultant, Architect, DBA, or Engineer
• 7+ years SQL/R/Python programming
• Experience with large data sets and data warehousing techniques

Responsibilities

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Plan and lead the analytics life-cycle for problem solving, including requirements gathering, data grooming, exploration, model prototyping, validation, and productionalization.
• Lead large-scale exploratory data analyses for new data sources or uses and establish links across existing data sources.
• Present findings and recommended actions to a broad audience and manage follow-ups and execution.
• Mentor and train junior team members and assist leadership in setting strategic vision.

Skills

R & Python (incl. packages)

SQL

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

ML algorithms (regression, classify, 2

Time series forecasting

Data manipulation & statistics

Data warehousing concepts

Communication & presentation

Mentoring & leadership

Research & problem formulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, operations research or equivalent

Master’s Degree in related field

Tools

AWS EMR

SageMaker

Snowflake

CPLEX / Gurobi

Spark

Snowflake architecture & optimization

Job description

Spectrum Reach is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive data-driven solutions for its advertising sales business. You will clean, aggregate, and analyze large datasets, applying machine learning and big data techniques to deliver actionable insights.

The role requires leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and the ability to present complex results to diverse audiences. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Python/R, SQL, cloud platforms, and time-series forecasting, and will