Senior Data Scientist, Distribution & Partnerships
Core
Lead analytics for Yahoo.com News Group distribution and syndication partnerships, defining measurement frameworks and evaluating partnership performance across carriers, OEMs, and browsers.
Role type
Senior individual contributor product analytics lead
Builds
Measurement frameworks, market landscape analyses, and data-backed targets for business development
Domain
Digital media distribution and strategic partnerships
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Product analytics, statistical methods (regression, causal inference), market landscape analysis, SQL, Python, BI tools, generative AI tools
Preferred skills
Consumer-scale digital products experience, building analytical frameworks from scratch, OEM/carrier ecosystem familiarity, structured prompt engineering
Technologies
SQL, Python, Looker, Tableau, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Define and own measurement frameworks for distribution partnerships; Evaluate partnership performance end-to-end; Conduct market landscape analysis to identify whitespace; Support BD with data-driven sizing and impact modeling; Influence product strategy through data storytelling; Build dashboards and scalable data assets; Partner with Data Engineering to build reliable datasets; Lead AI-augmented analytical workflows; Provide strategic mentorship to the cross-functional team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on individual contributor
