Data Scientist

Star Media Group Berhad; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

In-house cafe

In-house training and development

Staff discounts

Job summary

Star Media Group Berhad is seeking a data scientist to turn complex media and customer behaviour data into high-impact digital solutions. You will build and optimize predictive models, perform EDA, and automate data pipelines to support readership, subscriptions, ad performance, and content recommendations.

You will deploy models to production, implement CI/CD for retraining and drift monitoring, and develop dashboards in Google Data Studio to communicate strategic insights to business partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of relevant working experience developing, training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models in production commercial environments.
• Proficient in Python or R for data processing, analytics, automation, and machine learning development.
• Strong foundation in supervised/unsupervised learning, predictive modeling, customer analytics, and NLP techniques (e.g., text classification, sentiment analysis, NER).
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG frameworks, and vector stores/databases.
• Solid database and pipeline experience with SQL, BigQuery, or MySQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably GCP, Vertex AI, Gemini API) and MLOps/CI-CD workflows.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Google Data Studio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize predictive models (e.g., propensity modeling, churn prevention, Customer Lifetime Value) and machine learning algorithms to enhance readership, subscriptions, ad performance, and content recommendations.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA), perform data extraction and transformation, build custom automation workflows using Python, and maintain automated data pipelines.
• Deploy machine learning models server-side into production environments, set up CI/CD pipelines for automated retraining and drift monitoring, and track model performance.
• Create compelling dashboards using Google Data Studio, and translate complex technical concepts into strategic insights for business partners.

Skills

Python

R

LLMs

Prompt engineering

RAG frameworks

Vector stores

SQL

BigQuery

MySQL

GCP

Vertex AI

Gemini API

MLOps

CI/CD

Data visualization

Google Data Studio

NLP

Text classification

Sentiment analysis

NER

EDA

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science

Postgraduate qualification in Data Science/CS/AI/Statistics

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Google Data Studio

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of media through cutting-edge AI and data science? We are looking for an agile Data Scientist to turn complex media and customer behavior datasets into high-impact digital solutions in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize predictive models (e.g., propensity modeling, churn prevention, Customer Lifetime Value) and machine learning algorithms to enhance readership, subscriptions, ad performance, and content recommendations.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA), perform data extraction and transformation, build custom automation workflows using Python, and maintain automated data pipelines.
• Deploy machine learning models server-side into production environments, set up CI/CD pipelines for automated retraining and drift monitoring, and track model performance.
• Create compelling dashboards using Google Data Studio, and translate complex technical concepts into strategic insights for business partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of relevant working experience developing, training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models in production commercial environments.
• Proficient in Python or R for data processing, analytics, automation, and machine learning development.
• Strong foundation in supervised/unsupervised learning, predictive modeling, customer analytics, and NLP techniques (e.g., text classification, sentiment analysis, NER).
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG frameworks, and vector stores/databases.
• Solid database and pipeline experience with SQL, BigQuery, or MySQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably GCP, Vertex AI, Gemini API) and MLOps/CI-CD workflows.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Google Data Studio.

Why Join Us?

• Based at Menara Star, PJ, just a 5-minute walk from MRT Phileo Damansara.
• Comprehensive medical coverage provided for both you and your dependents.
• Enjoy our in-house cafe and cafeteria.
• Access to in-house training and development and exclusive staff discounts on our partner brands.