Lead Data Scientist, Decision Sciences

NBC Universal • New York, NY • 3h ago

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As part of the Media Group Decision Sciences team, the Lead Data Scientist will be responsible for creating analytical solutions for one or more verticals of NBCU's video streaming service including, but not limited to, the recommender system, automated marketing, personalized advertisement, commerce and revenue optimization systems, customer journey and CRM solutions. In this role, the Lead Data Scientist will use advanced data science methodologies including causal discovery analysis, reinforcement learning, machine learning models, Bayesian analysis etc. and work closely with business owners, teammates and engineers to build a state-of-the-art real-time video streaming service.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lead development of analytical models using statistical, machine learning and data mining methodologies. Advise, help to resolve issues and handle non-standard cases.

Define procedures for cleansing, discretization, imputation, selection, generalization etc. to create high quality features for the modeling process.

Effectively communicate with team members, project partners and business stakeholders on goals, procedures, timelines and expectations.

Proactively anticipate/identify upcoming issues and take initiatives to provide solutions

Use big data, relational and non-relational data sources to access data at the appropriate level of granularity for the needs of specific analytical projects. Maintain up to date knowledge of the relevant data set structures and participate in defining necessary upgrades and modifications.

Collaborate with software and data architects in building real-time and automated batch implementations of the data science solutions and integrating them into the streaming service architecture.

Drive work on improving the codebase and machine learning lifecycle infrastructure

Advanced (Master or PhD) degree with specialization in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research or another quantitative field or equivalent.

5+ years of experience in statistical methods and machine learning within industry and research.

Understanding of algorithmic complexity of model training and testing, particularly for real-time and near real-time models.

Has strong knowledge of causal inference techniques, Gen AI (LLM) implementation, or reinforcement learning.

Solid technical knowledge of A/B testing methodologies, experimental design, statistics and other analytical concepts.

Experience implementing scalable, distributed, and highly available systems using Google Cloud.

Proficient in Python and SQL

Desired Characteristics:

Knowledge of enterprise-level digital analytics platforms (e.g. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics,

Experience on implementing and owning end-to-end data projects with a diverse group of stakeholders

Experience with television ratings and digital measurement tools (Nielsen, Rentrak, ComScore etc.)

Strong sense of curiosity, accountability, and ability to execute projects of all sizes with clear vision and purpose.

Enthusiastic about video, TV, and streaming content

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page (https://www.nbcunicareers.com/benefits) of the Careers website. Salary range: $145,000-$175,000, bonus and LTI eligible

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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