Senior Data Science Manager - Marketing Science

PrizePicks is a sports and Daily Fantasy Sports company with an Analytics Team that builds and maintains analytical tools and products across the business. The Senior Data Science Manager, Marketing Science will lead data science initiatives for retention and acquisition marketing, including machine learning model development, causal inference, marketing data analysis, and LLM integration. The role also involves mentoring team members, managing projects, and collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of data scientists, covering topics across retention and acquisition marketing
• Oversee the development & maintenance of production-grade machine learning models, across topics such as customer lifetime value, customer segmentation, multi-armed bandits, media mix modeling, and attribution
• Manage projects centered around marketing data analysis, including leveraging causal inference frameworks, to assess impact from efforts and drive outcomes
• Integrate LLMs into data & operations workflows, to increase throughput & scale across domains
• Mentor junior team members, enhancing analytical rigor throughout the PrizePicks Analytics Team
• Effectively manage projects, ensuring deadlines and objectives are met, and business impact is made
• Collaborate with senior leadership, to align marketing data science effort with overall company & marketing goals

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in data science & analytics
• 5+ years of experience in a marketing, customer, or revenue data-related role
• 3+ years of experience managing or mentoring data scientists, analysts, or engineers
• Bachelor's or master's degree in data science, econometrics, statistics, math, computer science, or a related field
• Proven experience in building and implementing production-grade machine learning models in an operations support capacity
• Proven experience leveraging causal inference frameworks (e.g. difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, synthetic controls) to assess impact and drive business outcomes
• Exceptional communicator, with experience presenting to senior leadership
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners (Marketing, Finance, Product)
• Comfortable balancing hands-on work with team leadership
• Strong statistical proficiency
• Python for statistical computing, model development, and data visualization
• Advanced SQL
• We're committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting
• You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S
• Advanced degree preferred
• While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates