Marketing Data Scientist, Measurement & Modeling
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Job Summary
Our client is seeking a highly analytical curious and results-driven marketing data scientist to join our marketing this role you will help shape marketing and commercial strategy through advanced analytics machine learning experimentation and modern AI-enabled tools. A critical focus of this position is solving the "Online-to-Offline" puzzle by developing sophisticated models to connect digital engagement with physical outcomes across our national network of retail branches and service centers.
You will work across a wide range of initiatives including customer acquisition retention segmentation promotion optimization forecasting and marketing effectiveness. The ideal candidate brings strong statistical and technical skills a practical business mindset and the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations. This role will also help advance use of modern data science capabilities including cloud-based modeling ML workflows generative AI tools and privacy-aware measurement.
This role focuses on measurement experimentation and analytical decision partnership rather than day-to-day media buying or primary ownership of marketing-platform administration.
- Experimentation & Measurement: Lead test design and analysis including A/B testing market selection incrementally testing media mix modeling holdout design and final readouts to measure business impact.
- Business Partnership: Collaborate closely with marketing ecommerce and other digital business stakeholders to solve problems identify opportunities and drive data-informed decisions.
- Reporting and Analytics: Establish and maintain reporting and performance review KPIs such as ROAS CPA LTV unit economics and contribution metrics across both customer acquisition and retention.
- Data & Platform Integration: Partner with IT teams to define data requirements validate data quality and enable reliable datasets from GA4/BigQuery and advertising platforms for analysis measurement and decision-making.
- Predictive & Analytical Modeling: Develop and adapt predictive statistical and optimization models to support initiatives across customer acquisition activation engagement retention promotion planning and channel performance.
- AI & Advanced Analytics: Apply modern AI and machine learning techniques including LLM and generative AI tools where appropriate to improve analysis workflow efficiency insight generation and decision support.
- Data Science Execution: Execute end-to-end projects by scoping business objectives designing analytical approaches building models validating results and delivering measurable solutions.
- Insight Communication: Communicate findings clearly through visualizations presentations and written summaries translating complex analyses into practical business recommendations.
- 3 years of relevant professional experience applying advanced analytics or data science to business problems with measurable impact.
- Strong knowledge of statistical methods hypothesis testing regression analysis causal inference forecasting and experimental design.
- Demonstrated ability to independently scope prioritize and deliver analytical work with limited day-to-day technical oversight.
- Hands-on experience working with large complex datasets and building predictive models in cloud or distributed computing environments.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data analysis modeling and workflow development.
- Experience with cloud-hosted data platforms such as Google Cloud Platform AWS or similar environments.
- Familiarity with marketing analytics customer behavior analysis campaign measurement customer segmentation and customer lifecycle concepts.
- Comfort collaborating with IT on tracking and data pipelines including server-side tracking conversion APIs and Online-to-Offline measurement.
- Experience translating ambiguous business questions into structured analytical plans and practical solutions.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and leverage emerging marketing technologies particularly AI-based measurement and optimization models.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and explain technical concepts to business stakeholders.
- Bachelors degree in Data Science Statistics Computer Science Engineering Economics Operations Research or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience supporting ecommerce retail distribution or other customer-focused commercial organizations.
- Experience with marketing measurement attribution incrementally testing media optimization or promotion analytics.
- Experience measuring marketing impact across both digital and offline outcomes including branch visits phone calls and offline revenue.
- Experience building reusable analytical workflows and collaborating IT to operationalize high-value outputs.
- Familiarity with web tracking digital analytics and modern measurement frameworks such as GA4 conversion APIs or privacy-aware analytics environments.
- Experience with AI tools and/or machine learning systems in real-world business settings.
- Knowledge of data visualization and BI platforms such as Power BI Looker or similar tools.
Required Skills:
Bachelors degree in Marketing Communications Advertising Business or a related field 3 years of experience in marketing corporate communications and/or project management Advertising or agency experience strongly preferred Highly organized detail oriented and proactive Strong communication skills and comfort working with multiple stakeholders Interest in growing within an agency environment
Required Education:
Bachelors degree prefered.