Data Scientist (L5) - Content Promotion & Discovery Performance

Netflix•Sudbury, MA

About The Position

The Merch & Algo Performance team at Netflix focuses on maximizing member joy and engagement by improving and optimizing how titles are distributed on the platform. They are seeking a talented Senior Data Scientist with strong statistics and causal inference experience to help understand the interplay between content promotion and personalization algorithms. The distribution, promotion, and personalization of content are crucial for how members discover and choose content they will enjoy. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will partner with business leaders responsible for content & product promotion, Product, Engineering, and AI for Member System teams, and other diverse stakeholders to shape strategy and deliver impact through analytics, experiments, causal inference, and ML/AI methods.

Requirements

An advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
5+ years of relevant experience in one or more data science roles.
Exceptional communication with technical and non-technical audiences; highly effective at developing meaningful stakeholder relationships and deep domain expertise.
Expertise in statistical analysis methods, most notably causal inference, statistical learning and experimentation methods.
Strong quantitative programming skills in a language such as Python and data manipulation in SQL.
Comfort with ambiguity; ability to thrive with minimal oversight and process.

Responsibilities

Leverage causal inference methods or statistically sound analyses to drive actionable insights and help shape our understanding of how product, content, and algorithms influence how members discover content.
Build metrics and measurement frameworks that are statistically and causally robust to empower decision-making for stakeholders and product features that can deliver member joy.
Establish strong partnerships with team members and diverse stakeholders across the business.
Facilitate ownership and accountability by ensuring that the team is producing trustworthy and high-quality outputs that influence the decisions and direction of a variety of areas of Netflix.
Proactively explore trends in content discovery to surface future opportunities.
Work independently and drive your own projects.