Walt Disney
Lead Data Scientist
Walt Disney, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
Job Posting Title:Lead Data Scientist Req ID:10097617 Job Description:About Direct To Consumer (DTC)
Disney’s Direct to Consumer team oversees the Hulu and Disney+ streaming businesses within Disney Entertainment helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.The Walt Disney Company Direct to Consumer’s (DTC) Data Science team
combines deep data analysis and research of our rich user data to present a compelling vision around user retention and preferences across the vast ecosystem of our product offerings and content. We are the insights and modeling partners for the content, marketing, product, and engineering teams at Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. As Data Scientists, we use data to empower decision-makers with information, predictions, and insights that
ultimately influence
the experiences of millions of users worldwide. If you are someone who loves to work cross-functionally, build models, perform statistical analysis, and create visualizations to provide scalable and iterative capabilities, then this is a fantastic role for you!What You'll Do
Modeling
: Apply
state of the art
machine learning and statistical analysis to develop models related to opportunity sizing, targeting, and optimization.
Deep analysis
: Analyze user behavioral data to
identify
patterns, uncover opportunities, and create
common understanding
of how people are interacting with the service and content.
Visualization of Insights:
Development of prototype solutions, mathematical models, algorithms, and robust analytics leading to impactful insights communicated clearly and visually.
Partnership
: Partner closely with business stakeholders to
identify
and unlock opportunities, and with other data teams to improve platform capabilities around data modeling, data visualization,
experimentation
and data architecture.
What To Bring
Bachelor’s degree in advanced Mathematics
, Statistics, Data Science or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
7+ years related experience with developing machine learning models and conducting statistical analysis
Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and statistical methods
Ability to draw insights and conclusions from data to inform model development and business decisions
Desire to collaborate with other data scientists, data analysts, and key business partners
Proficient in analyzing data and developing ML models using Python (with ML frameworks like
tensorflow, scikit-learn, etc.)
Capable of reading and writing Object-Oriented code to review and implement modeling pipelines (Airflow, Luigi, etc.)
Understanding of SQL and distributed data technologies (Hive, Spark)
Nice To Haves
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics,
Physics
or related quantitative field (
e.g. Econometrics, Mathematics, Operations Research)
Working knowledge of Bayesian modeling and familiarity with probabilistic programming packages/language such as Stan,
PyMC
Experience fully integrating data science solutions into the business and operationalizing ML models
Additional Information
#DISNEYTECHThe hiring range for this position in the Los Angeles, CA area is $149,300-$200,200. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. Job Posting Segment:Direct to Consumer Job Posting Primary Business:DTC Analytics and Data Science Primary Job Posting Category:Data Science Employment Type:Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:USA - CA - 1100 Flower St Date Posted:2024-08-20#J-18808-Ljbffr
Disney’s Direct to Consumer team oversees the Hulu and Disney+ streaming businesses within Disney Entertainment helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.The Walt Disney Company Direct to Consumer’s (DTC) Data Science team
combines deep data analysis and research of our rich user data to present a compelling vision around user retention and preferences across the vast ecosystem of our product offerings and content. We are the insights and modeling partners for the content, marketing, product, and engineering teams at Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. As Data Scientists, we use data to empower decision-makers with information, predictions, and insights that
ultimately influence
the experiences of millions of users worldwide. If you are someone who loves to work cross-functionally, build models, perform statistical analysis, and create visualizations to provide scalable and iterative capabilities, then this is a fantastic role for you!What You'll Do
Modeling
: Apply
state of the art
machine learning and statistical analysis to develop models related to opportunity sizing, targeting, and optimization.
Deep analysis
: Analyze user behavioral data to
identify
patterns, uncover opportunities, and create
common understanding
of how people are interacting with the service and content.
Visualization of Insights:
Development of prototype solutions, mathematical models, algorithms, and robust analytics leading to impactful insights communicated clearly and visually.
Partnership
: Partner closely with business stakeholders to
identify
and unlock opportunities, and with other data teams to improve platform capabilities around data modeling, data visualization,
experimentation
and data architecture.
What To Bring
Bachelor’s degree in advanced Mathematics
, Statistics, Data Science or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
7+ years related experience with developing machine learning models and conducting statistical analysis
Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and statistical methods
Ability to draw insights and conclusions from data to inform model development and business decisions
Desire to collaborate with other data scientists, data analysts, and key business partners
Proficient in analyzing data and developing ML models using Python (with ML frameworks like
tensorflow, scikit-learn, etc.)
Capable of reading and writing Object-Oriented code to review and implement modeling pipelines (Airflow, Luigi, etc.)
Understanding of SQL and distributed data technologies (Hive, Spark)
Nice To Haves
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics,
Physics
or related quantitative field (
e.g. Econometrics, Mathematics, Operations Research)
Working knowledge of Bayesian modeling and familiarity with probabilistic programming packages/language such as Stan,
PyMC
Experience fully integrating data science solutions into the business and operationalizing ML models
Additional Information
#DISNEYTECHThe hiring range for this position in the Los Angeles, CA area is $149,300-$200,200. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. Job Posting Segment:Direct to Consumer Job Posting Primary Business:DTC Analytics and Data Science Primary Job Posting Category:Data Science Employment Type:Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:USA - CA - 1100 Flower St Date Posted:2024-08-20#J-18808-Ljbffr