Senior Data Scientist
CA Culver City 8900 Venice Blvd., Ivy Station
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 119K - 222K
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities across a multitude of disciplines. Join us as we step into the next chapter.Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
The Job
As a Senior Data Scientist on the WBD Data Science team, this individual will have a deep understanding of different types of data, metrics and KPIs. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving forecast models. You will be working closely with the content intelligence team, marketing team, research team, strategy team and finance team. Your models and analysis will be used to inform partners and leadership about WBD content and marketing performance. You would be working with a wide array of datasets to craft industry leading models and analyses. Key to this role is the ability to hop into cross-functional projects, executing from start to finish. You aggressively monitors the latest in algorithmic/modeling results and identifies opportunities to apply them impactfully.
The Daily
- Design, build, improve data science and machine learning models. Work end to end from data collection, feature generation and selection, model building, prediction, writing reports and building slides to share model results.
- Study and fully understand WBD data sources and extract most useful data for modeling
- Write efficient, correct queries to pull data for KPIs and metrics
- Monitor model outputs and validate model accuracy, propose ideas to enhance models
- Apply causal model to show cause-effect relationship between KPIs and factors affecting those
- Perform research to acquire best in class data science techniques and best practices to improve forecasting models
- Capture business requirements for data science solutions and communicate data science output and recommendations to inform business strategies
- Create dashboard/report to share forecast with internal/external stakeholders and leadership
- Present analysis to business partners and senior leadership and make recommendations
The Essentials
- BA/BS in statistics, mathematics, economics, industrial engineering, or other quantitative discipline is required. Masters/PhD is a plus
- 4+ years of experience building data science/statistical models (Multivariate regression, Time Series Model, XGBoost, Causal inference etc.)
- Expertise in SQL, Python, R
- Proficiency using Excel spreadsheets and Google sheets
- Experience in entertainment businesses preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, collaborate and influence
- Ability to deliver on multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally with all levels
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $119,700.00 - $222,300.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.Tags: Causal inference Economics Engineering Excel Finance Industrial KPIs Machine Learning Mathematics ML models PhD Python R Research SQL Statistics XGBoost
Perks/benefits: Career development Equity / stock options Health care Insurance Salary bonus
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