Data Scientist

Join The Athletic, a leading sports news website, as a Data Scientist. In this role, you will work closely with various teams to develop advanced machine learning models that will optimize workflows and enhance user experience. You will have a significant impact on the company's success and enjoy a range of benefits, including paid time off, health care, and a free subscription to The Athletic.

• Design, build, and implement mathematical models to drive key long-term product goals, such as predicting user subscriptions and recommending articles.
• Lead projects with hands-on analysis and modeling, drawing from multiple analytical methods to choose the right tool and right level of complexity.
• Use quantitative analysis to deeply understand user behavior and develop recommendations based on that analysis.

• An understanding of subscription media and recommendation engines, with the ability to turn it into insights and optimizations
• Can explain sophisticated concepts to diverse audiences and craft compelling stories with data
• 2-4 years of experience as a data scientist or data analyst with a proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on web scale data
• A strong working knowledge of Python and how to use it to train machine learning models and put them into production
• Knowledge of statistical principles and how they apply to predictive modeling
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to build cross-functional relationships
• A solid understanding of SQL with an ability to efficiently pull and write to our data warehouses