Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. The Ads Data Science & Engineering team is seeking a Data Scientist to architect experimentation roadmaps and develop analyses and tools that enhance both member joy and advertiser value.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute rigorous experimental frameworks
- Lead the transition from manual analysis to automated, scalable solutions integrated with the Netflix Experimentation Platform, defining best practices that ensure trustworthy decision-making at scale
- Drive the advancement and implementation of biddable media models and dynamically priced auctions
- Develop strategies to optimize marketplace mechanics, ensuring balance between supply, demand, and member experience
- Partner with Product and Engineering to solve "cold-start" measurement challenges and rapidly scale our ad platform across diverse international markets
- Act as a high-level consultant to Product, Strategy, and Engineering teams
- Autonomously identify research opportunities, quantify their potential business impact, and advocate for resource allocation to pursue them
- Cultivate strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders including product, engineering, operations, design, and consumer research
- Deliver end-to-end solutions using advanced causal inference, machine learning, and data exploration, maintaining a high bar for documentation and reproducibility
Skills
- Advanced Quantitative Background: MS or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Mathematics) or equivalent practical experience
- Specialized Domain Expertise: Significant experience with auction dynamics, yield management, or supply-demand matching within a marketplace setting
- Statistical Rigor: Mastery of causal inference and experimental design, with specific experience solving for interference and network effects in marketplace environments
- Technical Stack: Expert proficiency in Python or R, and advanced SQL
- Strategic Communication: Ability to translate complex statistical results into actionable business narratives for stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Netflix Culture: A self-starter who thrives in an environment of radical transparency and high autonomy. You are a mentor and a collaborator who prioritizes the inclusion of diverse perspectives to reach the best possible decisions
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.
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