Data Scientist, Growth & Retention for Music

Amazon Music; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Music is seeking a Data Scientist to lead large-scale science solutions within the DISCO M&G team. You will set the vision, partner across Marketing Tech, Product, science and finance, and drive analytics that power growth and engagement at scale.

The role requires 2+ years in data science, 3+ years in SQL/Python/R, and a strong ML background, with opportunity to influence subscriber acquisition and retention through rigorous experimentation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of data scientist experience.
• 3+ years of SQL, Python, or R/SAS/Matlab family experience.
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling and related techniques.
• 1+ years working with or evaluating AI systems and applying theoretical models in practice.
• Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years of relevant experience OR Master's Degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research and development of models and science products powering customer identity, acquisition, and retention strategies for Amazon Music.
• Partner with Marketing and Growth leadership to develop science-driven business strategies, including subscriber segmentation, lifecycle management, and upsell programs.
• Build predictive models — including propensity, uplift, and causal inference models — to support targeted marketing initiatives, measure incremental impact, and automate deep dives into key metric variances.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing teams to evaluate the impact of growth campaigns, features, and algorithmic interventions through rigorous experimentation.
• Analyze experiment results and provide data-driven recommendations to optimize subscriber acquisition and retention outcomes.
• Partner with Senior Data Scientists and Product Managers to define, propose, and validate success and guardrail metrics for identity and growth programs.
• Educate marketing and growth teams on analytics, measurement frameworks, and experimentation best practices, encouraging a culture of evidence-based decision making.

Skills

Data science

SQL

Python

ML / modeling

AI systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years

Master's degree + 2+ years

Job description

Amazon Music is seeking a Data Scientist to lead large-scale science solutions within the DISCO M&G team. You will set the vision, partner across Marketing Tech, Product, science and finance, and drive analytics that power growth and engagement at scale.

The role requires 2+ years in data science, 3+ years in SQL/Python/R, and a strong ML background, with opportunity to influence subscriber acquisition and retention through rigorous experimentation.