Data Scientist, Marketing Analytics & Measurement

Framingham, MA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the measurement and optimization of omnichannel marketing through advanced analytics, forecasting, and experimentation that translate into spend shifts and growth actions.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Build MMM, MTA, and lift frameworks to quantify channel impact and optimize spend.
  • Lifecycle & Personalization: Develop CLV models and segmentation to guide acquisition, retention, and personalized experiences.
  • Actionable Insights: Turn model outputs into concrete campaign strategies, experiments, and cross-functional optimization plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Growth Infrastructure: Build and operationalize Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA), and lift measurement to optimize omnichannel spend.
  • Lifecycle Value & Targeting: Develop customer lifetime value (CLV) models and segmentation to inform acquisition, retention, and investment strategies.
  • Actionable Insights & Campaigns: Translate analytical outputs into campaign strategies, experiments, and optimization plans across cross-functional teams.
  • Experimentation Leadership: Lead experimentation strategy including A/B and multivariate tests to evaluate initiatives and product features.
  • Collaboration with Stakeholders: Partner with marketing teams to turn analyses into actionable plans and measurable improvements.
  • Measurement Frameworks: Define and measure the incremental impact of campaigns, promotions, and loyalty programs.
  • Data-Driven Personalization: Work with large datasets to create segmentation and personalization frameworks that drive engagement and conversion.
  • Cross-Ecosystem Measurement: Contribute to measurement frameworks across owned, paid, and omnichannel ecosystems.
  • Engineering & Production: Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to ensure scalable and production-ready solutions.
  • Asset Development: Develop reusable data science assets, tools, and frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Communication to Leadership: Present insights and model outputs to stakeholders, including senior leadership, clearly and persuasively.
  • Domain Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert in domains such as forecasting, customer analytics, pricing, marketing analytics, or optimization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years building and deploying machine learning or statistical models in a business setting.
  • Strong knowledge of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, regression, and model evaluation.
  • Experience with marketing analytics use cases like attribution, campaign measurement, personalization, or customer segmentation.
  • Hands-on experimentation design and analysis experience (A/B testing, uplift modeling).
  • Proficiency in Python or R with libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch or equivalents.
  • Experience with SQL and large datasets (complex queries, performance optimization).
  • Track record of independently delivering end-to-end data science projects with measurable impact (3+ projects).
  • Ability to communicate technical results to non-technical stakeholders via dashboards and reports.
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem solving, and structured reasoning with business impact in mind.
  • Collaborative mindset and cross-functional teamwork.
  • Adaptability in dynamic environments with multiple priorities.
  • Ownership mindset with urgency and accountability.
  • Clear communication tailored to different audiences.

Preferred

  • Master’s or PhD in related field.
  • 6+ years in advanced analytics or ML.
  • Experience deploying models to production (APIs, cloud platforms).
  • Big data tech experience (Spark, Hadoop).
  • Experience with MLOps, model monitoring, versioning, lifecycle management.
  • Domain expertise in retail, e-commerce, pricing, or customer analytics.
  • Experience leading project workstreams or mentoring juniors.
  • Proven business outcomes from analytics solutions (revenue uplift, cost savings).
  • Experience building MMM or MTA models and CLV modeling.
  • Experience developing personalization or recommendation systems for marketing.
  • Familiarity with causal inference and incrementality.
  • Support experience for marketing orgs (paid media, CRM, loyalty, digital analytics).

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
  • 22 days of PTO and holidays
  • Discounts, 401(k) match, wellness programs, and more
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Founded in 1986
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
33K employees (2,692 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.3%
Direct
50.8%
Referral
5.1%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,470 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
16.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$7M
Last Raise
$7M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Grant • $7M
  • Nov 1999
    Post IPO Equity

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