Senior Data Scientist — Data Cloud Acceleration

The role

You will build models, analyses and scoring components that improve business decisions and client outcomes. You will independently own defined deliverables, from data preparation and modeling through validation, documentation and delivery.

What you will do

• Own model and analysis deliverables from a defined business problem through to delivery
• Translate business questions into analytical approaches that fit the decision and data
• Build and test models quickly using statistical methods, machine learning, deep learning or existing services
• Profile, cleanse, join and validate noisy datasets
• Create repeatable scoring workflows, batch processes, APIs or lightweight services
• Evaluate results with baselines, suitable metrics and clear documentation of limitations
• Support intelligence products and applications by defining data inputs and integrating model outputs
• Add validation, monitoring, documentation and a clear usage path to delivered work
• Use AI tools such as Claude and Codex to speed up coding, testing and debugging while verifying results
• Communicate progress, assumptions, risks and issues early

Required qualifications

• Experience applying statistical analysis and machine learning to real business problems
• Strong Python skills
• Strong SQL skills and experience analyzing large datasets
• Ability to explain analytical results and trade-offs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Familiarity with pandas, scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Athena, Hive or BigQuery
• Experience with classification, regression, clustering, forecasting, recommendation, optimization or anomaly detection
• Experience with model evaluation, experimental design, feature engineering and statistical validation
• Experience creating batch-scoring workflows or exposing model outputs through APIs
• Familiarity with Airflow, AWS Glue, Prefect or similar orchestration tools
• Experience with version control, testing and reproducible development
• Meaningful use of GenAI tools to improve daily work

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage

About the company

Zeta Global is an AI-powered marketing cloud that uses artificial intelligence and consumer signals to help marketers acquire, grow and retain customers. It is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.