Burtch Works ยท 1 day ago
Founding Data Scientist - Marketing Recommendation Systems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expBurtch Works is a high-growth startup on the cutting edge of Marketing Technology, seeking a Founding Data Scientist to architect and build a marketing recommendation system. The role involves collaborating closely with engineers and product managers to develop an AI-powered recommendation engine that provides actionable insights for marketers.
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Responsibilities
Build production recommendation systems that generate daily/weekly actionable guidance for marketing budget allocation with confidence scoring
Implement causal inference systems calibrated against geo-lift experiments, handling confounding, selection bias, and attribution gaming
Design Bayesian Time Varying Coefficient models to capture dynamic channel effectiveness and extract seasonality patterns for tactical recommendations
Architect cost-sensitive surrogate models that score creative and bidding strategy effectiveness (incremental vs. cannibalistic)
Build multi-armed bandit systems that balance exploration and exploitation while adapting to market changes and creative fatigue
Transform messy proprietary data streams (surveys, pixels, platform attribution, incrementality tests) into unified, high-conviction recommendations
Qualification
Required
10+ years building production recommendation systems or decision algorithms
Deep expertise in Bayesian inference applied to real-world decision-making problems
Strong understanding of causal inference: confounding, selection bias, experimental design
Experience with probabilistic programming (PyMC, Stan, NumPyro) or Bayesian ML frameworks
Track record of shipping ML systems that generate actionable recommendations, not just predictions
Production-quality software engineering skills
Preferred
Experience with multi-armed bandits, contextual bandits, or RL for decision systems
Background in recommendation systems, personalization engines, or algorithmic decision-making
Experience with incrementality testing, geo-experiments, or A/B testing frameworks
Familiarity with marketing measurement concepts (MMM, attribution, seasonality modeling)
Benefits
Equity eligible
Company
Burtch Works
Burtch Works is an executive recruiting firm.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Derek Newman
Chief Product Officer
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