Data Scientist - Production ML for Media (Equity)

Newton Research, Inc.; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Newton Research, Inc. in Needham, MA is seeking a Data Scientist to develop production-level models and algorithms for media planning, audience analysis, measurement, and yield optimization.

You will analyze data, design experiments, and interpret results, then partner with engineering to deploy these capabilities into Newton's AI agents. The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and shipping code to production.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Physics, Stats, CS).
• Strong foundation in data analysis, ML, causal inference.
• Proficiency in Python with pandas and scikit-learn; SQL experience.

Responsibilities

• Build production-level models and algorithms for media planning, audience, measurement and yield problems.
• Design and interpret experiments, including deciding what a result does and does not support.
• Work with engineering to encode your judgment into Newton's agents.
• Contribute to the evals and benchmarks that tell us whether an agent's analysis is correct, not just plausible.

Skills

Python

Pandas

Scikit-learn

SQL

Production code

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Redshift

Job description

Newton Research, Inc. in Needham, MA is seeking a Data Scientist to develop production-level models and algorithms for media planning, audience analysis, measurement, and yield optimization.

You will analyze data, design experiments, and interpret results, then partner with engineering to deploy these capabilities into Newton's AI agents. The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and shipping code to production.