Principal Data Scientist - Marketing Analytics

Boston Scientific • Maple Grove, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day. Boston Scientific is seeking an experienced Principal Data Scientist – Marketing Analytics to join our Cardiology Marketing and Digital Enablement team. This role will apply advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to solve business problems, develop marketing effectiveness models, and generate actionable insights. The Data Scientist will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable analytical solutions and will support models across the full lifecycle, from problem framing through deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in data science, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data science, clinical analytics, health care analytics or a related analytical role.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience working in cloud-based analytics and machine learning environments.
• Experience developing statistical or machine learning models using Python and related frameworks, such as scikit-learn, statsmodels, XGBoost, PyMC-Marketing, or Google Meridian.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate business problems into data-driven analytical solutions and communicate technical concepts and findings clearly to business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across business and technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Snowflake or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience working with health care, medical device or other highly regulated data environments.
• Experience working with health insurance claims data, patient diagnosis data, physician notes and prescription data.
• Familiarity with MLOps and model lifecycle practices, including data preparation, feature engineering, validation, documentation, deployment support, monitoring and model maintenance.
• Experience with marketing analytics methods, such as marketing mix modeling, attribution modeling, incrementality measurement, lead scoring, targeting or campaign optimization.
• Experience working in a Fortune 500 company, particularly within regulated industries or environments involving sensitive data, such as financial services or health care.

Responsibilities

• Partner with marketing and business stakeholders to define analytical problems, success criteria, data requirements, and measurable business outcomes.
• Develop machine learning and statistical models, including approaches such as regression, classification, clustering, attribution modeling, marketing mix modeling, lead scoring, causal inference, and controlled marketing experiments.
• Support the full model lifecycle, including feature engineering, model validation, documentation, deployment support, performance monitoring, and ongoing refinement.
• Communicate insights, model outputs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead the vision, design, and delivery of AI-enabled products and self-service analytics platforms that improve insight accessibility, workflow efficiency, and enterprise decision-making.
• Develop and operationalize GenAI and LLM-powered applications, including conversational analytics interfaces, automated insight generation, metadata enrichment, intelligent recommendation systems, and AI-assisted decision support tools.

Benefits

• The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com— will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role.
• Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.
• At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.
• Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
• Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal