Samba
Director Data Science, Measurement
San Francisco, California · Director
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$250kDetected 11 days ago
DatabricksMachine LearningData ScienceMLOpsStatisticsA/B TestingStakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPerformance ManagementExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about - in real time, at scale, across every screen.
- Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built.
- The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions.
Responsibilities
- Measurement Science Strategy: Partner with Product to define the measurement science roadmap - spanning incrementality, multi-touch attribution, reach/frequency estimation, panel calibration, and audience targeting.
- Technical Leadership: Lead design reviews and architecture decisions across the team.
- Drive the application of Causal ML - counterfactual modeling, meta-learners, and heterogeneous treatment effect estimation - as the primary framework for measuring ad effectiveness, alongside rigorous command of the broader toolkit: A/B testing, DiD, synthetic control, Bayesian hierarchical models, and panel methodology.
- Delivery & Execution: Own end-to-end delivery across the team's measurement science portfolio - managing dependencies, removing blockers, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Scientific Standards & Data Quality: In partnership with Engineering, set and maintain standards for experimental design, model evaluation, reproducibility, and production readiness.
- Co-own the data quality framework that ensures the robustness and consistency of measurement products used by clients and internal stakeholders.
- Best Practices & MLOps: In partnership with Engineering, develop and implement best practices for the full DS lifecycle - data management, modeling, evaluation, pipeline orchestration, and production deployment on Databricks/Spark.
- Cross-functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to define and execute data-driven measurement projects.
- Support Sales and Marketing with technical positioning and clear articulation of Samba's measurement capabilities.
- People & Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists - owning hiring, performance reviews, career development, and individual goal-setting aligned to Samba's leveling framework.
Requirements
- You are a senior technical leader first.
Compensation
- $200k-$250k
Benefits
- Build a high-accountability culture grounded in technical rigor, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
Equal opportunity
- Translate complex causal and statistical findings into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Represent the team to senior leadership and external stakeholders, and contribute a credible technical voice to client conversations and industry forums.
- Samba is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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