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Data Scientist
iHeartMedia
San Antonio, TX, United States
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Job Summary:
As the leading media company in America, iHeartMedia delivers music, news, talk, sports and other content to diverse audiences across multiple platforms, including: broadcast stations; online via iHeartRadio and on its stations’ hundreds of websites; HD digital radio channels; satellite; smartphones; iPads and other tablets; in-vehicle entertainment and navigation systems; and via live events. With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S., iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio and television outlet in America.
The Data Scientist – Music Lab will help develop and support a leading-edge music analytic platform while working on emerging technologies. This is an early stage initiative with the nimbleness of a startup and the stability of a large organization.
As a Data Scientist, you will:
• Use emerging tools and technology to develop analytical models and automation in music planning, music research, and other areas of the company
• Communicate complex solutions to a variety of stakeholders in easily understandable language
• Be a contributing member of a scrum team that voluntarily accepts work
• Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using agreed upon technology
• Demonstrate passion about using data assets to optimize systems and products across iHeartMedia
• Use and extend open source software to deliver solutions to iHeartMedia business partners Present solutions and ideas to other team members, IT leadership, and business leaders
• Employ a pragmatic approach to evaluate new algorithms and technologies for positive impact within iHeartMedia
Requirements:
• 5+ years of commercial experience in data science
• A demonstrable understanding of machine learning theory
• Extensive experience with Python and/or R
• Demonstrated experience with SQL
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills are a requirement
• Programming experience in JavaScript or Java for use in reading existing code or building prototypes (you do not have to have experience building production applications)
• MS in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science - PhD desired
Bonus:
• Data Engineering/Data Wrangling
• Experience with Tensorflow, BigQuery, Tableau
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services