Drimva

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Sr Applied Data Scientist - 1:1 Personalization, Audience and Experimentation (applied ML, PyToch, A/B testing)

$98K–$176K

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026

Experience
3+ years of applied data sciences experience, end to end with digital marketing and measurement teams.
Education
4-year degree in quantitative disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics) or equivalent industry experience.

About the job

Develops and deploys machine learning models for one-to-one personalization across marketing and digital channels, and measures their impact through experimentation.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and optimize personalization models, including recommendations, ranking, propensity, and reinforcement-learning approaches.
  • Develop experimentation and measurement frameworks, including A/B testing, multi-armed bandits, and causal inference.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, and analytics partners to deploy scalable, reliable models and measure business impact.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years of applied data sciences experience, end to end with digital marketing and measurement teams.
  • Experience with customer-level A/B testing and matched-market testing.
  • Strong hands-on experience in personalization/recommendations, applied ML, NLP, and deep learning.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern ML libraries; experience building and deploying applied ML models in production.

Pay

$98,000.00 - $176,000.00 (base salary)

Tools

Python, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, GCP Vertex AI, Spark, Databricks

AI focus

Build and deploy personalization models; evaluate advances such as deep learning, embeddings, transformers, large language models, and reinforcement learning for personalization use cases.

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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)