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# VP of Data Science at Attain

- **Company:** Attain
- **Location:** Chicago, IL / New York, NY / Redwood City, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/attain/jobs/6174235004

## Job description

## About Attain

Built for consumers and companies, alike

In a world driven by data, we believe consumers and businesses can coexist. Our founders had a vision to empower consumers to leverage their greatest asset—their data—in exchange for modern financial services. Built with this vision in mind, our platform allows consumers to access savings tools, earned wages and rewards without cost or hidden fees. In exchange, they give permission to use their real-time data for research, insights and targeted advertising.

At Attain, your contribution will help us build a more equitable and efficient data sharing ecosystem—whether helping consumers access modern financial services or businesses leverage data to achieve better outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with hands-on leaders and mission-driven individuals everyday.

## About the role

As Attain's VP of Data Science, you'll own the science behind our products, and be the person clients and partners trust when they want to stress-test our numbers. Attain's differentiation isn't just that we have data; it's that our methodologies are defensible. You'll set the standard for what "defensible" means and be comfortable being the one in the room when a sophisticated buyer or a partner's data science team wants a peek under the hood to understand how our products work.

This role reports into the SVP of Engineering and sits at the intersection of methodology, product, and client trust. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and ML teams on how we model and validate at scale, and just as closely with commercial teams on how that science shows up in front of clients.

You'll be a great fit for the role if

- You have deep expertise in causal inference, incrementality, attribution, and media mix modeling, and the statistical grounding (Bayesian methods, experimental design) to defend it under pressure
- You've worked hands-on with large-scale consumer datasets (transaction, purchase, panel, or identity data) and know the real tradeoffs in imputation, matching, coverage gaps, and bias correction
- You've built your career in AdTech/MarTech, and have personally owned methodology in front of both internal and external stakeholders
- You know how to be a strong advisor, not just a decision-maker; you can lay out every question, concern, and limitation on a product or methodology choice clearly enough to ensure there is no ambiguity in the decision-making process
- You have excellent communication and presentation skills, and can move comfortably between a technical ML/engineering audience and a commercial/executive one, and you're credible with both
- You'd rather disclose the limits of a model proactively than get caught defending it after the fact
- You're excited to lead a team of data scientists who combine methodological depth with a product and client mindset

What a typical week will look like

- Define and maintain the standards for how Attain measures impact, proves causality, and validates modeled data
- Own the modeling behind our products, e.g. census balancing, attribution, audience targeting, incrementality, and the validation regimes that back them
- Set and document the standard for how core calculations (attribution windows, touch-model methodology, ROAS conventions) are implemented consistently and defensibly, once Product has decided what those calculations should be
- Represent Attain's methodology to both engineering and commercial stakeholders, and sometimes externally as well
- Translate advanced methods into product decisions and business recommendations for commercial teams, and translate commercial pressure back into a realistic scientific roadmap
- Partner closely with Engineering and ML leadership on modeling infrastructure and standards, without owning that infrastructure directly
- Develop and lead our team of data scientists
- Partner with and manage engagements with external consultants who bring domain-specific expertise

## Preferred Qualifications

- 10+ years in data science within AdTech/MarTech, with 4+ years leading a team
- Track record owning measurement science or methodology at a senior level in AdTech, MarTech, or a data-driven consumer platform
- Advanced degree (MS/PhD/MBA) in economics, statistics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated depth
- Experience presenting and defending modeling approaches to external clients, partners, or regulators
- Strong Python and modern ML/statistical tooling; comfortable operating on a cloud data stack
- Experience building and scaling a data science team
- Prior experience with panel-based or modeled/synthetic consumer data specifically is a strong plus

We are excited to hear from you.

At Attain, we are passionate about finding people to continuously help us grow our organization. We encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t match every detail on the job description. If we don’t see something that immediately fits, we will keep your resume on file for future opportunities.

## About Attain

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Attain Partners is a leading strategy, technology, and compliance consulting firm that helps education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state/local government organizations accelerate their missions.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: McLean, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Management consulting with a focus on the public sector (education, nonprofit, healthcare, state & local government)
- **Target Customers**: B2B / Enterprise – public-sector institutions, including top research universities, nonprofits, and government agencies
- **Mission**: To change the world by disrupting the status quo and improving the lives of those they serve ([attainpartners.com](https://attainpartners.com/about/))

## Products & Services
Attain Partners delivers integrated consulting services rather than standalone products. Their major service lines include:

- **Strategy Consulting**: Change management, advancement advisory, fundraising planning, enrollment management, and cost recovery optimization.
- **Technology Solutions**: Salesforce implementation, data services, application development, Snowflake/Data Governance, and enterprise business solutions (e.g., Workday, Blackbaud CRM).
- **Compliance Services**: Grants management, research administration, contract negotiation, and regulatory compliance support.
- **Embedded Talent**: Placing experts directly within client teams for ongoing support.
- **Asset Management & Valuation**: Advisory on physical and intangible assets.

([attainpartners.com](https://attainpartners.com/home/))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 1,000 Salesforce projects completed; serves more than 150 nonprofit organizations and 70+ of the top 100 U.S. research institutions; works with 100% of Ivy League schools ([attainpartners.com](https://attainpartners.com/home/))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Salesforce (Summit Partner and 2022 Consulting Partner of the Year – Education)
- **Growth Signals**: Named a 2025 Best Firm to Work For by *Consulting Magazine* and a 2025 Great Place to Work by *Washingtonian Magazine*; consistent hiring across multiple remote and hybrid roles ([attainpartners.com](https://attainpartners.com/home/))

## Competitive Advantages
- Deep specialization in the public sector with proven results at top-tier institutions.
- Strong Salesforce ecosystem credentials (Summit Partner, Education Partner of the Year).
- Values-driven culture that combines large-firm resources with entrepreneurial agility.
- 100% employee-focused retention signals (e.g., high engagement, industry awards).

## Strategic Focus
Attain Partners is focused on helping clients strategically transform their people, processes, and technology. Current priorities include expanding data and analytics capabilities (Snowflake, Data Governance), deepening compliance and grants management expertise, and continuing to grow their Salesforce practice. The firm emphasizes a built-to-last, next-generation consulting model that prioritizes long-term client partnerships over transactional engagements.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, learning-oriented environment that values creativity and commitment to excellence. Employees work on mission-driven projects with top research universities, nonprofits, and government agencies.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Many roles are listed as “United States – Remote”; some positions are based in McLean, VA, Annapolis, MD, or other locations with hybrid options ([job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/attainpartners)).
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, medical/dental/vision coverage, unlimited PTO, paid holidays, paid parental leave, 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, education reimbursement, and professional development resources ([attainpartners.com](https://attainpartners.com/careers/)).
- **Impact**: Employees directly help clients tackle complex societal challenges in education, healthcare, and government – work that “makes a real difference.”

## Sources
1. [attainpartners.com - About](https://attainpartners.com/about/)
2. [attainpartners.com - Careers](https://attainpartners.com/careers/)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io - Attain Partners Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/attainpartners)
4. [attainpartners.com - Home](https://attainpartners.com/home/)
5. [linkedin.com - Attain Partners](https://www.linkedin.com/company/attainllc)

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