Staff Data Scientist - Performance Marketing ML Lead

Root-Insurance-Company; United States; Remote; USD 171,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Root, a leading insurtech, seeks a Staff Data Scientist I in Performance Marketing. You will lead research on bidding optimization, lead segmentation, and productionize models for scalable marketing impact.

You’ll mentor teammates, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and shape the team’s research roadmap to push data-driven performance across channels. The role demands ownership, strong communication, and the ability to translate complex findings into actionable business insights.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (Master’s/PhD preferred).
• 8+ years applying advanced quantitative techniques in industry.
• Expert-level Python for querying, manipulating, and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead research on lead segmentation and bidding optimization.
• Design and execute research programs for marketing optimization.
• Mentor peers and promote production-ready research.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deploy ML solutions.
• Build ML systems with maintainable code and automated testing.

Skills

Leadership

Python

ML modeling

Experimentation

Communication

Git

Education

Advanced degree in quantitative field

Tools

AWS (SageMaker)

Job description

Root, a leading insurtech, seeks a Staff Data Scientist I in Performance Marketing. You will lead research on bidding optimization, lead segmentation, and productionize models for scalable marketing impact.

You’ll mentor teammates, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and shape the team’s research roadmap to push data-driven performance across channels. The role demands ownership, strong communication, and the ability to translate complex findings into actionable business insights.