Lead Data Scientist, Decision Sciences

Job Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
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.

Job Description
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
Qualifications
• 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 of the Careers website. Salary range: $145,000-$175,000, bonus and LTI eligible

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ne6p11-18-97-9-171-42 in your application.