Associate Director, Data Science

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New York, NY
120K-150K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
The Associate Director will develop and deliver data-driven solutions, provide expertise in data analytics, mentor junior team members, and partner with stakeholders to optimize audience strategies using advanced machine learning techniques.
Summary Generated by Built In

Beauty Co-Lab (BCL) is a bespoke Omnicom Media Group unit for L’Oréal USA delivering an industry-leading agency solution that drives business growth and transformation.

With deep expertise in data and technology, we deliver audience first, full-funnel and omni-channel strategies to deliver against L'Oréal's mission: Create the Beauty that moves the world.

For over a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one vocation: Creating Beauty with a main goal of offering each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At Beauty Co-Lab, our mission is to co-create what's next and our team of beauty champions and media challengers possess modern media, commerce, and analytics skillsets to keep pace with the rapidly changing ecosystem and reflect the wonderful diversity of the consumers and communities we serve. We are passionate about beauty, media, data, and technology.

About BCL Data Science: We are a team of engaged, data-curious professionals who continuously seek new and improved ways to create value for our clients. We share ideas, code, outcomes, and credit for our collective efforts. We're looking for explorative, independent data scientists to grow with us as we tackle ever-changing challenges with our amazing partners.

Responsibilities

As a key member of the Data Science team, the Associate Director will have strong hands-on individual contributor experience, with people coach experience on the career progression roadmap. They will be accountable for developing and delivering data driven solutions across the entire analytical spectrum (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive).

They will provide subject matter expertise on all things data and analytics to internal as well as external stakeholders, by developing compelling actionable insights through quantitative analysis and innovative thinking.  The ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for mentorship and be excited to participate in the professional development of our high performing junior team members.

  • Advising internal and external stakeholders in choosing the appropriate data and analytical techniques to answer open-ended questions
  • Partnering with client and agency media planning teams to support end-to-end audience strategy by onboarding the data sources, leveraging advanced ML techniques to build, scale and deploy audiences across various platforms/ publishers
  • Developing analyses and data science utilities within data clean rooms such as Google ADH, Facebook Advanced Analytics, Amazon Marketing Cloud, and LiveRamp Safe Haven to support our clients’ media and commercial strategy
  • Partnering with media planning and activation teams to lead the design and setup of A/B tests using best in class DOE practices
  • Designing tech infrastructure and data pipelines (ETL, data automation, data querying, etc.)
  • Partnering with retail and media platform partners in the development of new, industry leading workflows for data collaboration
  • Elevate our Data Science practice by continuously evolving our algorithmic approach to audience, and media investment optimization by utilizing industry research and cutting-edge technologies
  • Ensure that data science deliverables have measurable business impact for our clients

Required Skills

  • Hands-on experience in implementing ML techniques for segmentation, predictive modeling, association rules, state transitions and other applications
  • Proficient in SQL, Python (including pandas, numpy, sklearn, matplotlib) or R
  • Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
  • Working knowledge of database design, data modeling and ETL process
  • Expert problem solver with strong attention to detail
  • Comfortable leading presentations that articulate complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences alike
  • Excellent project management skills with an ability to set and achieve goals, meet deadlines and act with a strong sense of urgency without compromising executional excellence
  • Working knowledge of AdTech and MarTech platforms/solutions is preferred: Programmatic marketplace, CRM onboarding, identity resolution solutions, clean rooms, etc.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous situations

Education and Experience

  • 6+ years of overall work experience, with at least 4 years of experience in a data science role
  • An advanced degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering, information management, social sciences, or business/marketing related fields
  • AdTech or consulting experience preferred

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This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Compensation Range

$120,000$150,000 USD

This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.

Beauty Co Lab is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.


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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
5,327 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe.

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