
Principal Data Scientist
AdRoll, a division of NextRoll
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $190,757 - $282,450 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of ML models that predict and influence customer behavior — including churn, retention, activation, lifetime value, and lifecycle transitions.
- Build behavioral segmentation frameworks, uplift models, and propensity scoring used across product, lifecycle marketing, and account strategy.
- Drive insights for core product areas (audience targeting, measurement, bidding, onboarding, campaign performance) using a mix of causal inference, predictive modeling, and experimentation.
- Own end-to-end analytics for key initiatives: partner with Product to define success metrics, guide instrumentation, design experiments, and quantify impact.
- Design, build and deploy rigorous and statistically sound models and systems that help customers understand causal effects of their marketing strategies.
- Influence product roadmaps using quantified opportunity sizing, behavioral funnel analysis, and deep dives into customer usage patterns.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering and ML Platform teams to build scalable pipelines, datasets, and model operationalization workflows.
- Act as a technical mentor for the broader analytics and data science team; elevate scientific rigor, model quality, and best practices.
Requirements
- 9+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or advanced analytics roles, ideally in a SaaS, AdTech, or MarTech environment.
- Knowledge of and experience in implementing marketing data science models such as predictive models (churn, retention, LTV), advanced segmentation and behavioral clustering.
- Skilled in causal inference techniques (e.g., synthetic controls, DiD, uplift modeling, geo-experiments, CUPED) and experimentation frameworks.
- Knowledge of ad ecosystems (RTB, attribution, identity graphs, bidding strategies, pixel events, campaign optimization, incrementality).
- Strong fluency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience building and shipping production-grade ML models.
- Proven track record partnering with Product to define metrics, run experiments, and shape product strategy.
- Excellent data storytelling abilities — able to translate complex patterns into clear, action-oriented recommendations for cross-functional partners.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguous problem spaces and driving long-term analytical strategy.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- We cover 100% of the employee-only premium for our HSA medical plan, and 95% of the employee-only premium for our PPO, HMO, dental, and vision plans.
- We contribute 75% toward dependent premiums across all medical, dental, and vision plans.
- We offer access to Multiply Mortgage, a concierge homebuying service that provides free personalized guidance and below market mortgage rates.
- Short and long term disability benefits at no cost to the employee
- Basic life and AD&D insurance at no cost to the employee
- 401K Plan (Pre-tax, Roth and After-tax)
- 4 weeks of paid time off and work/life balance
- Up to 6 weeks of paid disability leave (up to 12 weeks for pregnancy disability leave)
- Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for birthing parents (in addition to pregnancy disability leave)
- Up to 16 weeks of paid family leave for non-birthing parents
- Up to 12 weeks paid family leave to care for a family member
- Join a community of fellow Rollers as a member of one of our Employee Resource Groups
- Ample opportunities to volunteer with local organizations with NextRoll Gives Back
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningpredictive modelingcausal inferenceSQLPythonbehavioral segmentationuplift modelingexperimentation frameworksdata scienceadvanced analytics
Soft Skills
data storytellingcollaborationmentorshipproblem-solvingcommunicationanalytical strategyinfluencecross-functional partnershipquantitative analysisstrategic thinking