Lead Data Scientist, AdTech at Launch Potato | British Columbia, CA | Rezi

Lead Data Scientist, AdTech at Launch Potato

Lead Data Scientist, AdTech

Launch Potato · British Columbia, CA

1 months ago

Lead Data Scientist, AdTech

Launch Potato · British Columbia, CA

2 months ago
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About the Role

Own the full data science engine for a priority vertical, from business problem to deployed model to live ROAS performance, driving measurable revenue and media efficiency. This is a hands-on role, heavily immersed in data and modeling, framing business problems directly with stakeholders, building and validating models, and engaging through deployment, monitoring, and performance analysis. The role will initially focus on Insurance and Advertiser Quality, with scope broadening over time, and the primary metric being ROAS.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Insurance vertical's primary modeling work end-to-end with measurable ROAS impact
  • Deliver buying models that maintain positive ROAS and quality
  • Drive lead quality improvements across our portfolio of brands, resulting in measurable impact to revenue growth
  • Establish trusted, direct partnership with vertical business stakeholders
  • Produce trusted output: validated, documented, low correction burden
  • Identify and leverage net-new modeling opportunities the business has not flagged

Requirements

  • Proven experience in digital marketing, performance marketing, or the leadgen industry
  • Building adtech algorithms and supporting user acquisition or paid media modeling
  • Strong modeling fundamentals: the ability to build effective models that drive business impact
  • Multi-year, hands-on experience building and deploying ML solutions in the AWS cloud
  • Hands-on experience across core technique areas: multi-armed bandit / reinforcement learning, recommendation and ranking systems (content-based, collaborative filtering, hybrid), funnel and monetization optimization, LTV modeling
  • Expert Python and SQL
  • Sophisticated ML at companies where paid digital media is core to the business model
  • Creative embeddings work: incorporating embeddings of creatives, videos, headlines, and search into paid media models
  • Insurance domain experience
  • Creating state-of-the-art Ad Ranking algorithms
  • Modeling against ad-platform data points (Google, Meta, native)
  • LLMs / deep learning applied to personalization or content
  • Familiarity with Looker

Skills

  • Python
  • SQL
  • AWS
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Digital Marketing
  • Performance Marketing
  • Lead Generation
  • Adtech Algorithms
  • User Acquisition
  • Paid Media Modeling
  • Multi-armed Bandit
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Recommendation Systems
  • Ranking Systems
  • Funnel Optimization
  • Monetization Optimization
  • LTV Modeling
  • Embeddings
  • Ad Ranking Algorithms
  • LLMs
  • Deep Learning
  • Personalization
  • Content Optimization
  • Looker

Location

  • South Florida
  • Remote

Work Type

  • Remote-first

Experience Level

  • 5+ years in a hands-on, in-the-weeds applied data science role delivering measurable business impact

About the Company

  • Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState.
  • As The Discovery and Conversion Company, our mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology.
  • Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, we’ve built a high-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.

Equal Opportunity

  • Since day one, we've been committed to having a diverse, inclusive team and culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.