Senior Data Scientist

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
In-Office
Senior level
Consumer Web
The Role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll analyze data to improve user engagement through statistical methods and across functional teams, and deploy machine learning models.
Summary Generated by Built In

Haystack News, the number one destination for news on streaming platforms, is looking for a Sr Data Scientist to join our team. Haystack is trusted by over 30 million viewers and is among the fastest-growing TV news companies in the world.

Join our team at Haystack News as a Senior Data Scientist and become a pivotal force in redefining user experiences through cutting-edge algorithm enhancements. In this role, you'll leverage your advanced statistical analysis, causal inference, experimental design (A/B testing) and data analytics expertise to drive substantial improvements in user engagement and retention, directly impacting our product's success. This is an exceptional opportunity to showcase your robust problem-solving capabilities and to thrive in a collaborative environment, working alongside a team of passionate professionals dedicated to innovation and excellence. Be part of a dynamic workplace where your contributions make a meaningful difference and help shape the future of news consumption.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • PhD degree; or M.S. +5 years in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Economics or Operations Research.

  • 3+ years professional experience applying statistical methods to real product/business problems at scale (leading analysis end-to-end and influencing decisions).

  • Deep expertise in statistical inference and experimental design: hypothesis testing, power/sample size calculations, variance reduction, etc.

  • Proficiency in causal inference methods.

  • Proven ability to translate offline analysis into online impact.

  • Fluency in the Python analytics stack (pandas, NumPy), statistical modeling (statsmodels or scikit-learn) and machine learning packages such as LightGBM and XGBoost.

  • Strong experience with SQL (e.g. postgres, snowflake, etc).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 2+ years of professional experience with large-scale recommender systems (for news feeds, shopping, ads, music, etc).

  • Hands-on experience with orchestration/transformation tools (e.g. dbt and Airflow).

  • Experience with deep learning and being familiar with tools such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.

  • Hands-on development of products/tools incorporating GenAI, LLMs, RAG, and/or Agents.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work cross-functionally to translate business problems into testable analyses and experiments.

  • Have curiosity and apply analytical skills to dive deep into data to find key insights that would impact the business.

  • Define and evolve trustworthy KPIs and guardrail metrics for user engagement, retention, and monetization.

  • Develop and deploy machine learning models to make recommendations and influence the product roadmap.

  • Define and build new ML features using text and multimodal embeddings and GenAI.

  • Validate offline learnings with online outcomes through AB testing. Design, execute, and analyze experiments to prove product change attribution.

Top Skills

Airflow
Dbt
Lightgbm
Numpy
Pandas
Python
PyTorch
Scikit-Learn
SQL
Statsmodels
TensorFlow
Xgboost
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
34 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Watch news from hundreds of local and global news channels.

Haystack News is your go-to for news, from local coverage to global current events. It’s the best way to watch a variety of coverage, all in one place, and absolutely free.

Choose the categories, sources and topics that matter most to you to customize your newscast.

Explore channels like Business and International News with stories from only the most trusted news channels, including ABC News, CBSN, CNET, Euronews, Cheddar, CBC, Bloomberg, and more local news coverage than any other streaming service.

Take a deep dive into important topics and trends with dedicated channels that bring coverage from all over the world together in one convenient spot.

Connect to the world around you with Haystack News.

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