Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

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 phenomenal role for you!

In this role, you will work with a team of data scientists to solve sophisticated business problems using data science and machine learning. We collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as content, product, and marketing to understand their needs and develop solutions that meet their requirements. Additionally, you'll play a key role in translating your discoveries for both technical experts and those without a technical background. Other responsibilities of the role would include:

Responsibilities
• Build and maintain data pipelines to collect, clean, and prepare data for machine learning models.
• Develop and evaluate machine learning models to extract insights from data, make predictions, and generate recommendations.
• Work with natural language processing algorithms to process and extract information from text-based data.
• Build dashboards and visualizations to communicate your findings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Basic Qualifications
• BS degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, Econometrics, Statistics.
• At least 5 years related experience with conducting statistical analysis and developing machine learning models using Python.
• 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.
• Experience with ML frameworks like Scikit-Learn, and data processing libraries like Pandas or similar.
• Understanding of SQL and distributed data technologies.
• Familiarity with data exploration and data visualization tools like Streamlit, Tableau, Looker, etc.

Preferred Qualifications
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Physics, or related quantitative field.
• Capable of developing Object-Oriented Python code and
• Experience deploying and maintaining pipelines using Airflow, Docker, Luigi, etc.
• Understanding of the latest in natural language processing techniques, text embedding models, and familiarity with Generative AI and Large Language Models.
• Experience fully integrating data science solutions into the business and operationalizing ML models.

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $136,038 to $182,490 per year. 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.

About Disney Direct to Consumer:

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.

This position is with Hulu, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Direct to Consumer.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9v7jm-3-15-25-60-42 in your application.