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Director, Data Science

Comcast Corporation
Posted 15 days ago
Location

Philadelphia, PA 19019, US

Salary

unknown

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Contract type

Full Time

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

The Data Science team within the Enterprise Business Intelligence team builds custom AI/ML solutions that solve the company’s most important business problems. We are looking for a candidate to set the AI/ML vision for outbound marketing communication. The ideal candidate will have experience applying machine learning to marketing problems such as targeting, upsell, 1:1 communication and churn reduction.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

Identify and manage various data science initiatives that drive business impact 

  • Lead complex cross-functional data science programs and translate business questions into solvable data science problems, create technical requirements, choose and correctly utilize appropriate methodology and discipline to deliver end-to-end projects. 
  • Build road map to define top AI opportunity with potential to create largest business value at scale, build execution plans, and strengthen our partnerships. 
  • Build models to optimize marketing efforts that utilize online & offline transactions, product usage, structured & unstructured text and media/behavioral/attitudinal data. 
  • Partner closely with all marketing teams to innovate and make critical decisions about where we invest. 

 

Simplify complexity and drive awareness across teams to build team brand 

  • Synthesize and simplify the natural complexity of AI/ML recommendations so it drives broader business adoption, buy-in and action. 
  • Develop and communicate goals, strategies, tactics, project plans, timelines and key performance metrics to reach goals. 

Personal leadership and team development 

  • Frequently serve as team lead on multiple projects, mentor and train junior team members. 
  • Grow and expand skillset of team with an eye towards diverse & forward pushing skills that span machine learning methods, data engineering, tooling, data products and analytics. 
  • Educate other departments on data science methodologies, concepts and algorithmic advancements. 

Professional Experience & Qualifications:

  • Experience in the marketing domain defining AI/ML strategies that drive ROI 
  • Proven ability to articulate questions for technical and non-technical audience 
  • Diverse experience with ability to identify most appropriate techniques with a preference for driving business impact over technical amazement 
  • Deep expertise in supervised and unsupervised machine learning, modeling and algorithms with a strong focus on delivering use-cases and solutions at speed and scale 
  • Experience conceiving, implementing and continually improving machine learning data science projects and leading diverse data science teams through complex multi-stage projects 
  • The technical depth to guide a team of AI/ML experts in model evaluation, tuning and performance, operationalization and scalability of scientific techniques and establishing decision strategies 
  • Extensive background in translating technical findings into easy to understand deliverables rooted in use case applications that drive business adoption. 
  • Exceptional verbal and written skills and knack to interact with both technical and business partners by creating effective frameworks to aid discussion of complicated topics.  
  • An active listener, intellectually curious and conscious of voices that have not yet been heard.   
  • Cross functional team player with a 'can-do' attitude with a lean-forward bias to find opportunities and drive results 

Employees at all levels are expected to:

  • Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
  • Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
  • Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
  • Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
  • Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
  • Drive results and growth.

Preferred Education Level:

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research or other quantitative field.

Experience:

-8+ years relevant working experience

Disclaimer:

  • This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.


Education

Master's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +


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