Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Own and deliver results on existing and new complex projects related to the development of targeting models using machine learning and causal uplift modeling
- Serve as a team expert in statistical methods and applied machine learning
- Drive the collection and manipulation of new data and the refinement of existing data sources
- Possess a strong understanding of the differences between inferential predictive and prescriptive models and experience applying methods in all three areas
- Work with business stakeholders to define priorities approaches and business requirements for data science solutions and experiments
- Translate complex problems and solutions to all levels of the organization
- Manage processes platforms and people in the algorithmic targeting space
- Drive innovation of the methodologies and tools used by the team
Qualifications
- PhD MS or 5 years research experience in computational social science applied mathematics cognitive and neural sciences economics information retrieval statistics or another quantitative/computational discipline
- 7 years of combined experience in advanced analytics in industry or research experience (preferably in the uplift causal and/or treatment effect modelling field)
- Experience in leading small teams on commercial projects.
- Advanced level knowledge of statistical methods and machine learning. Ability to define the direction for a project and select appropriate methods and tools using up to date knowledge of recent advancements (especially those that include contextual bandits and policy optimization)
- Experience using data visualization tools and techniques to deliver and present business insights and value
- Experience designing performance metrics and using machine learning for feature engineering
- Experience implementing scalable systems using Google Cloud (Google Cloud Platform) or similar cloud platform.
- Expert in Python and SQL
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience with ownership of data products either internal or consumerfacing
- Experience owning data pipelines and machine learning pipelines using airflow
- Experience in a subscription and active userdriven business
- 3 years of people management experience in data science or machine learning engineering
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excitement for selling and presenting Machine Learning to drive product development
- Team oriented and collaborative approach with a demonstrated aptitude and willingness to mentor and teach
- Pride and ownership in your teams work and confident representation of your team to other parts of NBCUniversal
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