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Senior Data Scientist, Subscriptions

Vox Media Group
Location
New York City
Posted
11 days ago
Department
Ecommerce
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • A track record of using data science to change business decisions
  • Comfort owning a problem across its whole lifecycle: framing, building the dataset, modeling, shipping, and measuring outcomes
  • Fluency in Python and SQL, particularly in data science, ML, and analytics
  • Rigor with experiment design, including identifying experiments worth running and drawing conclusions from results
  • High agency and a proactive attitude towards owning outcomes
Nice to have
  • Experience with a recurring-revenue or subscription business
  • Exposure to recommender systems or personalization in production
  • Familiarity with BigQuery, dbt, Dagster, Python services on Google Cloud, Looker
What the job really is

As a Senior Data Scientist at Vox Media, you will focus on enhancing the Subscriptions business by building models and tools that improve understanding of subscriber behavior and marketing effectiveness. Your responsibilities will include developing retention strategies, lifetime value models, and personalization systems, as well as designing experiments to optimize user engagement. This role requires a hands-on approach to data science, from problem framing to implementation and measurement.

Benefits
  • Permanent, full-time position
  • Benefits-eligible
  • Comprehensive benefits to support employees
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of a formal training program for the technologies used
  • Salary range provided, but final salary depends on skills and experience
  • Hybrid work schedule, specifics not detailed
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