Lead Data Scientist
Core
Lead Data Scientist bridging data and product decisions for Disney's News & Entertainment ML platform, driving personalized content delivery and business impact.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (personalization & experimentation)
Builds
Robust data pipelines, advanced ML platforms, and personalized content delivery systems for Disney's media portfolio.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Machine Learning / Personalization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, SQL, PySpark, statistical analysis, A/B testing design, exploratory data analysis (EDA), model evaluation, feature design, drift detection, Adobe Analytics, Tableau/Looker, AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, Glue, SQS, SNS, Personalize), Databricks, Snowflake
Preferred skills
agentic AI workflows (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI), AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot), prompt engineering, LLM fine-tuning, MLOps platforms (MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI)
Technologies
Python, SQL, PySpark, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Adobe Analytics, Tableau, Looker, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI
Responsibilities
Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) across user, content, and engagement data to identify patterns and trends. Design, implement, and evaluate A/B tests and controlled experiments to validate product changes. Define success metrics for ML-driven features and measure model performance. Partner with ML Engineers on feature design, drift detection, and model evaluation. Translate data insights into actionable product recommendations for stakeholders. Apply statistical analysis to large-scale datasets using Python, SQL, and PySpark.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC