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Manager, Content Programming Science & Algorithms
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Los Gatos, CA, United States
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Data Science for Content Programming
In 2017, Company will produce over 1,000 hours of Original series, films, stand-up, and documentaries, in addition to licensing thousands of titles, for its 90 million global users. Our data scientists on the Content Programming Science & Algorithms Team have the goal of optimizing this huge catalog so as to always have ‘something for everyone’ on the service. Achieving this goal means working on a multitude of challenging problems, such as using data to better understand the diverse tastes of our users around the world, or using data to find the ideal release dates for Company Originals. Its super interesting work, on a super interesting team, at a super interesting company, at a moment in time when that company is changing television.
The Role
The ideal candidate for Manager of Content Programming Science & Algorithms is an experienced and entrepreneurial-minded data scientist. This is high-impact and challenging role, and will require both strong leadership and technical prowess. On the leadership side, the role consists of managing a small team of rockstar data scientists. You will help evolve the project roadmap for this team, and communicate the team’s results. On the technical side, because the team is small and established, you will be expected, at least initially, to contribute to the data science workload.
Experience we are looking for...
• Entrepreneurial tendencies, whether demonstrated at a startup or large company.
• Skill at developing a data science roadmap, and executing the vision behind it.
• Previous success leading data scientists.
• Previous success partnering with engineering and business teams.
• MS or PhD preferred, but open-minded towards alternative career paths.
Technical skills we are looking for…
• Experience solving constrained optimization problems.
• Experience with, and a strong desire to use, the latest machine learning algorithms.
• Strong coding ability. Desire to work in Python. Experience with any of these is a plus: scikit-learn, Pandas, R, ggplot, D3, and Spark. Preference towards open source.
• Good data visualization/design sensibilities.
• Exposure to descriptive analytics, causal inference, crowdsourcing, network science, and A/B testing.
Bonus if you…
• Appreciate good design in both software UI and slideshow presentations.
• Hunger to continue learning and developing as a data scientist and leader.
• Love television and film!
Culture
You will have the opportunity to impact the business in a meaningful way. You will have the freedom to innovate, solve interesting problems and influence in a fast paced, exciting environment. You will work with smart people who love to solve hard problems, and who not only expect, but also foster high performance. For a more in-depth look into our culture, check out Company website-1798664.