About the job
About Northbeam
Northbeam builds marketing intelligence tools for eCommerce brands. The platform delivers a unified view of business data, with advanced attribution modeling and customizable dashboards. Clients use Northbeam to track advertising spend, understand the customer journey, and drive profitable growth.
The company is growing quickly and scaling its product for broader adoption. Northbeam values motivated, collaborative professionals who care about personal growth and high standards. The team operates remotely across the US, with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Data Science at Northbeam
The Data Science team serves as the company’s intelligence backbone. The group owns marketing measurement and optimization, improving core methodologies like Media Mix Modeling (MMM), Incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution (MTA), calibration and validation frameworks, and large-scale experimentation systems. The team also delivers AI-powered insights and recommendations, building scientific systems that are reusable, scalable, and validated to enhance Northbeam’s products and customer value.
Director of Data Science: Role Overview
Northbeam is hiring a Director of Data Science to grow and lead a structured, multi-faceted data science organization. The team’s scope includes MMM, Incrementality, Insights, and Recommendation systems.
This role reports to the VP of Data Science and will help scale the team from its current size to about 10 data scientists over the next year. The Director will shape both the technical roadmap and the organizational structure, setting priorities and guiding resource allocation for maximum impact.
Responsibilities include managing multiple technical initiatives in parallel, maintaining scientific rigor, ensuring production quality, and supporting effective cross-functional work. The role requires comfort with startup ambiguity, strong technical depth, and a hands-on approach to execution. Candidates who thrive in early-stage settings and enjoy building new systems will find this work rewarding.
Location
This is a remote position open to candidates based in the USA.

