Senior Data Scientist

Roku•Santa Monica, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Roku is looking for a Sr. Data scientist to join the Core Analytics team supporting recommendations and personalization products. In this role, you will leverage data analytics to support and improve our recommendations and personalization initiatives, identifying trends, mitigating risks, and providing actionable insights. You will work closely with product management and engineering to identify opportunities to create new features, drive their adoption, and generate value for Roku. This individual will investigate and develop solutions to track, monitor and improve our ecosystem. The successful candidate is quantitatively driven, detail-focused, and possesses an elevated level of problem-solving expertise. For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $140,250 - $169,400 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

5+ years of work experience with a bachelor's degree or master's degree in quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science)
5+ years of experience across consumer product, digital media or entertainment industries
Expertise in SQL, SAS, R, Python or other programming language to query data and perform analysis
Hands on experience with visualization tools like Tableau or Looker
Have a bias towards action in resolving issues and operate in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
Hands on experience in A/B testing and statistical modeling/forecasting

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to align data science initiatives with organizational goals and strategy design and execute AB tests
Translate complex analyses into clear executive narratives and dashboards, driving consensus on priorities and accelerating delivery across the board.
Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to monitor key metrics for operational and systems health
Analyze structured and unstructured data and communicate insights to help stakeholders solve business problems, identify trends and make data-driven decisions
Develop necessary data pipelines to power automation, validation and reporting
Develop analytical tools (real-time alerts, models, etc.) to understand what drives success for our mobile platform
Perform exploratory data analysis on emerging trends and execute advanced analysis across the Roku Platform
Collaborate with the Program Management and Engineering team to proactively seek and incorporate feedback
Providing feedback directly to leadership on performance of various initiatives and untapped opportunities