Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NielsenIQ is a leading consumer intelligence company that is seeking a Head of Measurement Science and Innovation to modernize their foundational survey-based datasets. This executive-level role involves leading a team of scientists and researchers to bridge the gap between traditional research methods and modern data science.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic evolution of legacy-based datasets; balancing historical continuity with the need for modernized methodologies and market positioning
- Establish clear roadmaps for recalibrating or re-architecting legacy methodologies while rigorously protecting client trust, trendability, and long-term credibility
- Champion a vision where legacy data serves as a foundational component within a broader, integrated analytic ecosystem that includes census-level and behavioral data
- Serve as senior arbiter in resolving tensions between protecting historical benchmarks and pursuing methodological innovations
- Direct complex data integration projects that combine traditional survey data with first-party datasets, census-level data, and large-scale behavioral inputs
- Act as the organization’s primary authority on research rigor, overseeing standards for sampling, weighting, data linkage, and reproducibility
- Develop robust frameworks to reconcile discrepancies in coverage, granularity, and timing between consumer surveys and large-scale administrative data
- Establish and oversee best-in-class research protocols to ensure all analytic approaches are transparent, defensible, and appropriate for high-stakes decision making
- Partner with product and commercial leaders to clarify the unique value of legacy datasets and identify where complementary data sources are required to meet client needs
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure analytic strategies and methodological updates directly support core business objectives and market demands
- Establish communication protocols for methodological shifts, ensuring stakeholders understand the impact of updates on trends and benchmarks
- Act as senior consultant to internal teams and clients, translating complex statistical concepts into compelling narratives that inform strategy and forecasting
- Advise clients on transitioning from reliance on legacy measures to adopting modern, integrated approaches to media measurement and research design
- Serve as a thought leader on emerging challenges in data science and measurement
- Mentor and develop senior researchers and data scientists, fostering a culture of scientific rigor, curiosity, and continuous learning
Skills
- 12+ years of experience in Data Science, Measurement Science, or Research Methods, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position
- Proven track record of evolving legacy, survey-based products into modern integrated data assets without losing historic trendability or sacrificing data quality
- Direct expertise in: Survey sampling design, weighting, and inference; Data fusion, record linkage, and multi-source data integration; Working with census-level and large-scale population datasets
- Deep mastery of statistical methodologies, including sampling, weighting, and reconciliation of disparate data sources
- Ability to explain complex methodological concepts clearly to non-technical audiences, including clients, stakeholders, and executives
- Experience navigating the organizational and commercial tensions of modernizing 'gold standard' legacy measures
- Advanced degree in quantitative field such as Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated success influencing stakeholders and gaining buy-in on methodological decisions in ambiguous or high-pressure environments
Benefits
- A flexible working environment
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Industry-leading parental leave
- Life insurance
- Education support
- Comprehensive healthcare plan (medical, Rx, dental and vision).
- Flexible spending accounts and Health Savings Account (including company contributions).
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions.
- Disability insurance.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays.
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
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