Data Scientist

Data ScientistWe're looking for a Data Scientist with 2+ years of experience to turn complex data into models, insights, and recommendations that improve business performance. You'll tackle problems involving customer behavior, marketing effectiveness, sales conversion, and forecasting, partnering with business stakeholders, data engineers, and machine learning engineers.This role combines a strong foundation in statistics and machine learning with the ability to apply AI and large language models (LLMs) to practical business problems.Core ResponsibilitiesPartner with marketing, sales, and operations teams to define business problems, establish success metrics, and identify opportunities to improve conversion, revenue, and efficiency.Explore and combine data from multiple sources using SQL and Python. Investigate data quality issues, develop features, and document assumptions.Build and evaluate predictive models for use cases such as customer propensity, lifetime value, segmentation, and forecasting.Apply statistical analysis and experimentation to understand performance drivers, measure impact, and communicate uncertainty and limitations.Develop reusable analytical workflows and automate recurring analyses to support faster, more consistent decision-making.Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate models into business workflows and monitor their performance over time.Apply AI and LLMs to use cases such as extracting insights from unstructured data and supporting analytical workflows. Evaluate output quality, reliability, cost, and appropriate handling of data.Present findings to technical and nontechnical audiences, explain trade-offs, and recommend clear next steps.Job Responsibilities2+ years of experience in data science or a closely related role applying statistical analysis and machine learning to business problems.Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python for data preparation, analysis, modeling, and evaluation.A solid foundation in statistics and machine learning, including regression, classification, clustering, and hypothesis testing.Experience with feature engineering, model validation, and selecting appropriate evaluation metrics, including an understanding of overfitting and data leakage.Ability to work with AI and LLMs, demonstrated through professional, academic, or personal projects. Familiarity with prompting, working with model outputs, and evaluating their accuracy and reliability.Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into a structured analytical approach and actionable recommendations.Attention to data quality, reproducibility, and documentation, with familiarity using version control.Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.Bonus PointsExperience with GCP, BigQuery, or comparable cloud data platforms.Experience in digital marketing, customer acquisition, sales, or customer analytics.Experience with forecasting, propensity modeling, customer lifetime value, or experiment design.Familiarity with LLM APIs, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or evaluating AI-powered applications.Experience partnering with engineering teams to deploy and monitor models.Life at CenterfieldThis is a hybrid position, and employees are expected to work in our Playa Vista, CA office every Tuesday, Wednesday & ThursdayCompetitive salary + semi-annual bonusUnlimited PTO – take a break when you need it!Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision plans + generous parental leave401(k) company match plan – fully vested on day 1Outside patio overlooking Playa Vista + cabanas, firepits & working grillsMonthly happy hours, catered lunches + daily food trucksAward-winning culture & unprecedented team spirit (featured in LA Business Journal & Built In LA)Fully stocked kitchens with snacks & drinksBreakroom supplied with games, couches, workout equipment + weekly in-office exercise classes hosted by professional instructors (yoga, kickboxing & circuit training)Free onsite gym + locker roomsPaid charity and volunteer days (local mentor programs, adopt a pet, beach cleanup, etc.)Monthly team outings (ball games, casino night, hikes, etc.)Career growth – we enjoy promoting from within!