Senior Marketing Data Scientist — Growth Analytics & ML Ops

Athene; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Athene is seeking an innovative data science professional to join our marketing analytics team. This role oversees a portfolio of predictive models powering our marketing strategy at scale.

The candidate will deliver end-to-end analytics projects, manage data sources, and develop models for propensity to sell, cross-sell, churn, and attribution. Experience with Python/R, SQL, Tableau/Power BI, and cloud services is required, with a focus on scalable ML ops and AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience building statistical analyses and predictive models.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Economics); advanced degree preferred.
• Strong proficiency using Python and/or R for data science applications.
• Adept in SQL for querying and joining large, complex datasets.
• Proven experience building and validating supervised and unsupervised models (regression, classification, clustering).
• Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data environments.
• AWS preferred, including S3, Athena, and SageMaker services.
• Comfort leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) to augment or accelerate workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full life cycle for marketing analytics projects, including development, validation, and recalibration of models.
• Oversee collection, management, and enhancement of data sources.
• Develop and maintain propensity to sell, cross-sell, churn, and marketing attribution models.
• Establish MLOps framework with training, governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Identify and implement improvements to analytics workflows and adapt to new AI tools.
• Communicate clear data-driven insights to non-technical audiences and decision-makers.
• Proactively manage priorities to deliver solutions on time and within requirements.

Skills

Python/R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

AWS SageMaker

Generative AI tools

Statistical modeling

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Mathematics/CS/Economics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SageMaker

Athena

S3

Job description

Athene is seeking an innovative data science professional to join our marketing analytics team. This role oversees a portfolio of predictive models powering our marketing strategy at scale.

The candidate will deliver end-to-end analytics projects, manage data sources, and develop models for propensity to sell, cross-sell, churn, and attribution. Experience with Python/R, SQL, Tableau/Power BI, and cloud services is required, with a focus on scalable ML ops and AI-assisted workflows.