Applied Science Manager, Marketplace Optimisation

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Applied Science Manager Team: Marketplace Prolific Prolific is not just another player in the AI space—we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models. The Role Prolific’s marketplace connects AI companies, researchers and enterprises with a global pool of participants. The quality of our matching, allocation and forecasting decides how fast studies fill, how good the data is and how participants experience the platform. We’re hiring an Applied Science Manager to own the scientific strategy for that marketplace. You’ll lead a team of four Data Scientists and Applied Scientists, with room to grow it, and work closely with Product and Engineering to get models into production. What you'll be doing • Own marketplace optimisation: Set the scientific direction and lead the development of matching, ranking, allocation, forecasting and supply-demand optimisation algorithms. • Drive scientific rigour and impact: Apply experimentation, causal inference,…