Staff Data Scientist

451 Discovery Communications India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great place to work

Fast track growth opportunities

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to drive the design, experimentation, and delivery of advanced machine learning solutions for media intelligence and localization.

The role emphasizes production-grade ML systems, scalable pipelines, and leadership of a team of data scientists and ML engineers, with a strong focus on customer impact across a global business.

Qualifications

• 8+ years total experience building production-grade ML solutions.
• Experience in designing ML-driven, large-scale distributed systems.
• PhD or Master’s in CS, CE, ML or related fields preferred.
• 3+ hands-on experience in CV, ASR, Translation or Text-to-Speech.
• Working with global teams and collaboration across partnerships.
• Experience with patents or publications at top-tier venues is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of production-grade Gen AI-based media processing systems supporting localization (Closed Captioning, Translation, Dubbing).
• Lead data science experimentation: design experiments, define success metrics, iterate on models, and deploy scalable ML pipelines.
• Establish production evaluation frameworks covering model quality, drift, inference performance, and system metrics.
• Mentor and grow a team of Applied Data Scientists and ML Engineers with clear technical direction.
• Foster a culture of experimentation and data-driven innovation focused on customer impact.

Skills

Machine Learning

Distributed Systems

Experimentation

Production ML Pipelines

Partner Collaboration

Education

PhD or Master’s in CS/CE/ML

Tools

ML Platform

Job description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are… When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Staff Data Scientist About Warner Bros. Discovery:

Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.

For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

Meet Our Team:

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons. and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Roles and responsibilities:

The Staff Data Scientist will serve as a individual contributor driving the design, experimentation, and delivery of advanced machine learning solutions for media intelligence and localization use cases. This role defines modeling approaches that advance the state of the art, and turns research into scalable, production-ready ML systems with measurable product and customer impact. The ideal candidate brings deep hands‑on expertise in applied machine learning, statistical analysis, and evaluation methodologies and drive innovation through data‑informed decision‑making.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end design and delivery of production‑grade Gen AI based Media processing systems that supports language localization capabilities like Closed Captioning, Language translation, or Dubbing.
• Lead data science experimentation by designing experiments, defining success metrics, iterating on model improvements, and transitioning validated approaches into scalable production ML pipelines.
• Establish and operate robust production evaluation frameworks, covering model quality, drift detection, inference performance, and system‑level metrics with and without ground truth.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Applied data scientist, Machine Learning Engineers, setting clear technical direction, delivery standards, and career development paths.
• Motivate, inspire and create a culture of experimentation and data‑driven innovation while constantly striving to be an advocate for doing what is right for our customers.

What to Bring:

• 8+ years total experience of building production grade machine learning solutions
• Experience in designing machine learning driven, large‑scale distributed systems with large scale customer base
• Good practical knowledge in modern machine learning lifecycle.
• Ability to technically collaborate with partners
• Good understanding of machine learning platform
• Preferred: PhD, or Master's degree in CS, CE, ML or related fields.
• 3+ hands‑on experience in any one of following fields: Computer Vision, ASR, Translation or Text‑to‑Speech technologies.
• Working experience with global teams
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals

What We Offer:

• A Great Place to work.
• Challenging ML problems in Media Domain.
• Equal opportunity employer
• Fast track growth opportunities

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non‑fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.