Data Scientist II

Data Scientist II | Commercial & Marketing Analytics Remote | Anywhere in the U.S. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship. Position Summary Join a high-impact analytics team supporting commercial and digital marketing initiatives through advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and customer insights. In this role, you'll leverage customer, sales, CRM, market, and digital engagement data to uncover growth opportunities, develop customer segmentation strategies, forecast trends, and drive data-informed business decisions. This is an ideal opportunity for a data professional who enjoys combining technical analytics expertise with real-world business impact, partnering closely with marketing, sales, and commercial leaders to influence strategy and performance. Key Responsibilities Develop predictive models to identify customer behaviors, engagement patterns, buying propensities, and market opportunities. Build customer segmentation frameworks and target personas using commercial, market, CRM, and digital marketing data. Apply statistical modeling and machine learning techniques to support forecasting, targeting, and business planning initiatives. Analyze marketing and sales performance across the customer lifecycle, including lead generation, acquisition, engagement, conversion, and retention. Design and evaluate A/B tests and observational analyses to measure campaign effectiveness. Identify trends, performance gaps, and growth opportunities across products, campaigns, customer segments, and geographies. Partner with Marketing, Commercial Operations, Sales Leadership, and Digital teams to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations. Build dashboards, visualizations, and executive-level reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Maintain and optimize analytical models while ensuring data quality and scalability. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative discipline. 3+ years of experience in Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Commercial Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, or a related field. Strong experience with Python and SQL. Experience analyzing large datasets and applying statistical methodologies to solve business problems. Experience developing predictive models and customer segmentation strategies. Understanding of forecasting, behavioral analytics, statistical inference, and machine learning techniques. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools. Experience working with Salesforce, HubSpot, Eloqua, Adobe Analytics, or similar CRM/marketing platforms. Ability to translate business questions into analytical solutions and communicate findings to diverse stakeholders. Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in a quantitative discipline. Experience within Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical Device, Healthcare, Technology, or related industries. Experience supporting commercial, sales, marketing, customer insights, or go-to-market functions. Experience developing customer personas, propensity models, segmentation strategies, or demand forecasting models. Top Skills Data Science & Statistical Analysis Python & SQL Predictive Modeling Customer Segmentation Marketing Analytics Salesforce / CRM Analytics Forecasting A/B Testing Power BI / Tableau Data Visualization & Storytelling Why This Opportunity? Fully remote anywhere in the U.S. High-visibility role supporting enterprise stakeholders. Direct impact on commercial and marketing strategy. Exposure to advanced analytics, machine learning, CRM systems, and digital marketing technologies. Opportunity to influence revenue growth, customer engagement, and business performance. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Carlsbad, CA. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $40.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. 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