PeopleConnect
AI

Senior Data Scientist

PeopleConnect · San Diego, CA, US · $120k - $177k

Actively hiring Posted 4 months ago

Role overview

  • Develop, implement, and maintain predictive and propensity models to forecast customer behavior, including purchase likelihood, churn risk, and campaign responsiveness.
  • Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to large-scale datasets to drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Design, validate, and monitor models to ensure ongoing performance, reliability, and business relevance.
  • Translate model outputs into actionable business strategies that improve conversion, retention, and lifetime value.
  • Partner with marketing and product teams to optimize campaign performance through data-driven insights.
  • Design and execute A/B tests and other controlled experiments to measure incremental impact and improve marketing effectiveness.
  • Identify opportunities to improve targeting, segmentation, and personalization strategies.
  • Balance speed, cost, and analytical rigor to support timely business decisions.
  • Ensure data integrity, quality, and compliance with applicable privacy regulations (including GDPR and CCPA).
  • Build dashboards, reports, and visualizations that clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Challenge assumptions, surface risks, and provide independent analytical perspective to senior leadership.
  • Maintain strong documentation and governance practices across models and analyses.
  • Not a purely reporting or dashboard-production role.
  • Not a junior or supervised modeling position.
  • Not a data engineering or infrastructure-only role.
  • Not a theoretical research position detached from business impact.
  • Not a marketing execution role without analytical ownership.
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, marketing analytics, or a related quantitative role, preferably in a B2C subscription or performance-driven environment.
  • Proven experience building and deploying predictive models, including logistic regression, tree-based models, and gradient boosting techniques.
  • Strong proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and modeling.
  • Advanced SQL skills for querying and manipulating large datasets.
  • Experience designing and interpreting experiments, including A/B testing and causal analysis.
  • Strong understanding of statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, and model validation techniques.
  • Experience translating analytical findings into strategic recommendations for business stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Experience with customer segmentation, lifetime value modeling, or attribution modeling.
  • Familiarity with marketing analytics platforms and CRM systems.
  • Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline.

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Generous bonus package
  • Unlimited Vacation policy
  • Paid Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
  • 401(k) Plan with company match
  • Daily company-paid lunches for onsite employees
  • Paid Parental Leave and Dependent Care support
  • Student Loan Repayment Program and 529 Education Savings Plan
  • Training and Education Reimbursement
  • Paid Parking
  • Pet Insurance and Employee Referral Rewards
  • Dog-friendly office, complimentary snacks, beverages, and on-site gym

About the company

People Search is an award-winning web development division within the PeopleConnect portfolio that serves over one million customers nationwide. Our cutting-edge technology connects, informs, and protects people both online and offline.

Our websites consistently rank among the top 500 most visited in the United States, and our products have been featured by the Discovery Channel, Mashable, Vice, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider, and even made a cameo in a Disney animated comedy.

A pioneer of new ideas, we continually develop and deploy innovative strategies and solutions. Our people and culture are innovative, creative, collaborative, and highly talented. Together, we make things happen.

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