Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalized and productive relationship between brands and their consumers. We do this by acting as clients’ agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two – and by harnessing data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels.

Kepler prides itself on being a great place to work. In fact, we’re proud to share that AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best Place to Work in 2022, validating our investment in our team and our clients.

• We're transparent with our employees. You'll hear updates on company financials, how we're performing against bonus goals, and how we're responding to challenges we face. 
• We're growing. For you, that means unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the direction of the company. 
• We're fun. You'll work with and learn from the smartest people in the industry and have a blast doing it.  

Summary:

As a Data Scientist you will play a key role in ensuring high-quality data delivery, improving reporting frameworks, and supporting deeper analysis to inform internal decision-making. This role builds on strong data foundations and introduces more advanced analytical thinking, while maintaining a focus on scalable execution and operational excellence.

You will work closely with internal and cross-functional teams to enhance data processes, support performance analysis, and contribute to more efficient and data-driven decision-making across accounts.

What You Will Do: 

• Revamp an existing customer lead scoring model predicting conversion propensity based on web behavior across regional brand websites. Address current data lag and interpretability issues.
• Act as a strategic partner to the client's digital analytics team, taking conceptual questions and pitching "white space" mathematical/statistical opportunities.
• Build/run models to support client Marketing Mix Modeling readouts. Leverage 1PD and third-party data (TransUnion) to uncover insights, perform clustering, and develop predictive targeting segments.
• Help trial and evaluate new platforms (proprietary and 3rd party) for built-in AI capabilities and enhancements over existing reporting and analytical tools.

Must Have: 

• 3-5 years of professional and practical experience. 
• Strong command of applied statistics and testing methodologies, preferably within the media analytics space.
• Strong command of Python, SQL and Machine Learning algorithms (Classification, Regression, Clustering, XGBoost Library).
• Must be comfortable navigating and extracting data from AWS environments (e.g. Athena), Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Knime, and Dashboards (Tableau).
• Advanced english level (B2+/C1) is a strict and mandatory requirement. 

Nice to have: 

• Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), audience segmentation, and model interpretability (e.g., SHAP/LIME).

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive health and dental benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and training stipend.
• Hybrid Office/WFH Schedules: office supplies, internet, and phone stipend.
• “Work from Anywhere” 4 weeks per year.
• Stocked kitchen, and other team outings.
• Collaborative and friendly work space, easily commutable location.
• Volunteering & altruism opportunities.
• Team building lunches and events, and company celebrations: Summer, Halloween, Holidays, and many multicultural holidays recognized/celebrated.
• If something is important to you that’s not listed here, let us know!

Career & Development Focus

• Ongoing learning and development for education opportunities such as webinars, books, classes, relevant conferences and events.
• Opportunities to pursue business related side projects and Hackathons.
• Environment of learning from peers, including 30+ class training program, Kepler University, powered by Center of Excellence and Tiger Team subject matter expert groups.
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technology and industry thought leaders.
• Kepler Rocket Mentorship Program: beneficial for the development of both mentors and mentees.

**All applications must include a Resume & Cover Letter in English to be considered. 

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About the Role

This role requires high-level autonomy, where you will define your own direction within strategic goals, influence multiple teams, and navigate high complexity and ambiguity to deliver tangible business results. You will bridge the gap between technical innovation and real-world business challenges by applying advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to build predictive models and derive actionable insights.

What we are looking for

• Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 8–12 years of relevant experience leading complex technical projects with multi-team impact.
• Advanced ML & Statistics: Expert capability in designing end-to-end ML systems for complex problems (including imbalanced data and concept drift), applying advanced statistical methods (mixed models, survival analysis, Bayesian approaches), and demonstrating a deep understanding of causal inference techniques, experimentation design (A/B testing, MABs), and deep learning architectures for unstructured data (e.g., NLP, Computer Vision).
• Core Technology Stack: Expertise in Python (including libraries like Pandas and NumPy) or R, proficiency with cloud platforms and their data/ML services (e.g., AWS Sagemaker, GCP Vertex AI, Azure ML Services), experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop), and familiarity with MLOps tools (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow, Docker).
• Business Immersion: Proven ability to immerse in operations to acquire deep domain expertise, thinking like an insider to translate seamlessly between business needs and engineering solutions.
• Full-Stack Agility: Ability to build complete applications rapidly across any technology stack, selecting the right tools to balance technical debt with delivery speed.
• Data Strategy & Integration: Experience architecting scalable data strategies across diverse teams and complex enterprise landscapes. This includes defining data governance policies, mastering data quality frameworks, building robust integration solutions for undocumented schemas and disparate systems, and driving the adoption of modern data warehousing and lakehouse architectures.
• AI Evaluation & Governance: Experience leading AI governance initiatives, creating evaluation standards, and training teams on rigorous AI verification and risk management.
• Rapid Prototyping: Proficiency in leading rapid delivery initiatives using a prototype-first approach to validate solutions quickly before scaling.
• Problem Discovery: A track record of seeking out undefined problems, embedding with users to discover latent needs, and turning ambiguity into clear problem statements.
  
  

Who you are

• Polymath Oriented: You bridge gaps between engineering, design, business, and science, rapidly immersing yourself in new domains to speak the language of the business.
• Curious Explorer: You seek out ambiguity rather than avoiding it, driving team curiosity through challenging questions and creating an environment that encourages experimentation.
• Outcome Owner: You drive an accountability culture focused on business impact rather than just deliverables, owning relationships and making trade-offs between custom solutions and generalizable work.
• Systems Thinker: You map complex system interactions across technical and business domains, anticipating cascading effects and understanding how technology changes impact operations.
• Precise Communicator: You translate seamlessly between technical and business language, ensuring requirements are clear enough to enable AI generation and facilitate productive discussions with stakeholders.
• Problem Discoverer: You embed with users to discover latent needs, turning ambiguity into clear problem statements rather than waiting for defined tasks.

What Appnovation Offers 

• Challenging and rewarding work with real impact
• Direct Access to Cutting-Edge AI Platforms
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture 
• Growth opportunities for personal and professional development
• A collaborative and innovative work environment where your ideas are valued
• Exposure to exciting projects and high-profile clients
• Supportive work environment with access to company leaders
• Hybrid working model