The Athletic

Here for every sports story that matters.

Data Scientist

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2016H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

21 days ago

Salary

$125K - $135K / year

Bachelor Degree2 yrs expEnglishPythonSQL

Job Description

• Design, build, and implement mathematical models to drive key long-term product goals, like training a model that predicts which of our free users are most likely to subscribe, or recommending the right articles to the right users at the right time. • Lead projects with hands-on analysis and modeling, drawing from multiple analytical methods to choose the right tool and right level of complexity appropriate for the job. • Use quantitative analysis to deeply understand what our users are saying, and to develop recommendations based on that analysis. • Design and develop data science pipelines in production. • Guide complex experiments. • Cultivate an outstanding data science environment.

Job Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience as a data scientist or data analyst with a proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web scale data.
  • Strong working knowledge of a scripting language like R or Python and how to use it to train machine learning models and put them into production.
  • A solid understanding of SQL with an ability to efficiently pull and write to our data warehouses.
  • An understanding of subscription media and recommendation engines, with the ability to turn it into insights and optimizations.
  • Knowledge of statistical principles and how they apply to predictive modeling.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to build cross-functional relationships.
  • Can explain sophisticated concepts to diverse audiences and craft compelling stories with data.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
  • Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
  • 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
  • Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
  • Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

Related Categories

Related Job Pages

More Data Scientist Jobs

Product Data Scientist

Fusion Risk Management

Fusion Risk Management is recognized as the most innovative and fastest growing provider of cloud-based enterprise software for business continuity risk management, IT disaster recovery and crisis management. Fusion is transforming the industry and has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Business Continuity Management software.

Data Scientist21 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 258Since 2006

Lead development of a greenfield data product by partnering with customers and product teams to build analytics and models (simulation, Bayesian networks, optimization, ML). Maintain existing analytics, improve predictive churn models, and translate customer needs into production-grade SQL/dbt pipelines, dashboards, and data-driven product features.

SnowflakeDbtSalesforceStreamlitSQLJavaMachine LearningMonte Carlo SimulationBayesian NetworksLinear ProgrammingConstraint Programming
United States
$145K - $160K / year

Data Scientist, Content Promotion & Discovery Performance

Netflix

Where you come to do the best work of your life. Follow @WeAreNetflix on Twitter, IG, Facebook, & Youtube for more

Data Scientist21 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1997H1B Sponsor

Senior Data Scientist analyzing content promotion and personalization algorithms at Netflix

PythonSQL
United States
$372K - $600K / year

Senior Data Scientist

Regional Finance (Regional Management Corp.)

Making a meaningful difference through personalized finances since 1987.

Data Scientist21 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1987H1B No Sponsor

Senior Data Scientist using data analytics to deliver business value in consumer financing

PythonSQL
South Carolina + 1 moreAll locations: South Carolina, Texas
$99K - $149.8K / year
Data Scientist22 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1999H1B No Sponsor

Data Scientist building solutions to improve business at Progressive Leasing

PythonSQL
Arizona + 1 moreAll locations: Arizona, Utah