Senior Data Scientist, Acquisition Marketing

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? </span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a technically rigorous, intellectually curious Senior Data Scientist to join our Acquisition Marketing Analytics team. In this role, you will own our most strategic measurement capabilities – including media mix modeling and always-on incrementality testing with paid partners – and use them to drive how we invest across acquisition channels.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You are the right fit if you have a strong foundation in causal inference and applied statistics, thrive at the intersection of data science and marketing strategy, and know how to turn complex model outputs into decisions that matter to the business.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">What <strong>you’ll do:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own end-to-end media modeling (MMM), from data preparation and model development, to validation, calibration, and stakeholder delivery</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Design, launch, and maintain incrementality testing frameworks, in partnership with paid media partners, including geo-holdout and platform-native lift study designs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Translate model outputs into actionable budget allocation and channel investment recommendations</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner with channel leads to develop and maintain a structured learning agenda across paid media</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Automate recurring measurement processes to improve accuracy, scalability, and speed-to-insight</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Contribute to raising the analytical bar across the team through code review, documentation, and knowledge sharing</span></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>What you have:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analytics, with meaningful time spent supporting paid media or acquisition marketing</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven ownership of MMM end-to-end</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience designing and running incrementality tests, including experimental design, execution, and results interpretation</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in app-based or DTC acquisition environments strongly preferred; sports real money gaming industry background a plus</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, Econometrics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.  Advanced degree preferred</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exceptional communicator: able to explain modeling decisions and statistical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong business judgment: you connect analytical outputs to commercial outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborative: can act as a partner to Marketing, Finance, and Product teams, with experience working across functions to drive aligned decisions</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable with ambiguity, and able to scope and prioritize work independently</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Technical Skills</span> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Python: proficiency in modeling, statistical analysis, and automation (pandas, numpy, statsmodels, PyMC or similar)</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SQL: advanced, including complex transformations and pipeline logic</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">dbt: experience building and maintaining data models in a dbt environment</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Open-source MMM frameworks (Robyn, Meridian): hands-on experience strongly preferred</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Where you’ll live:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates. #LI-Remote </span></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Working at PrizePicks:</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The typical salary range for this position is $120,000 to $170,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date Posted:  4/17/2026<br>1st Extension: 5/17/2026</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h1><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Benefits you’ll receive:</span></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">401(k) plan with company match</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Annual bonus</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Company-wide in-person events and team outings</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lifestyle enhancement program</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.</span></em></span></p></div>

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