Lead Data Scientist

Versant Media, LLC; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts and perks

Job summary

Versant Media, LLC is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to shape analytics and AI across Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. This hybrid role targets a senior individual contributor who will set experimentation standards, own core modeling, and drive durable, scalable self-service analytics for stakeholders.

You will build and ship analytics and AI solutions with organization-wide impact, focusing on models and processes that improve data product delivery, decision quality, and adoption.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in data science or analytics, including leading technical work as an individual contributor and guiding data-informed strategy.
• Hands-on experience in predictive modeling and machine learning, including segmentation, lifetime value, and forecasting models.
• Strong command of experimentation and causal inference, including setting standards for an organization.
• Expert SQL and modern data science toolkit, with pipelines and data modeling knowledge.
• Technical leadership experience with AI, including integrating AI tools to redesign workflows and drive measurable impact.
• Proven ability to collaborate across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance.
• Excellent problem framing and communication, translating complex modeling into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Build modeling frameworks and processes that improve how the business receives trusted data products.
• Own core modeling work, including segmentation, lifetime value, retention, and forecasting.
• Establish the methodological standard for running experiments across the organization.
• Provide modern AI technical leadership for how analytics and AI solutions are built and shipped.
• Drive a shift toward durable, scalable, self-service analytics that stakeholders can trust and adopt.
• Identify opportunities to redesign analytical workflows with AI, delivering measurable speed and quality gains.
• Champion sound AI practices, including risk assessment and bias mitigation.
• Mentor analysts or scientists by sharing reusable models, frameworks, and standards that raise capability over time.

Skills

Segmentation

Lifetime value

Forecasting

Experimentation

Causal inference

SQL

AI leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in quantitative field

Tools

Pipelines

Job description

Versant Media is hiring a Lead Data Scientist to help shape how analytics and AI are built, tested, and delivered across Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. This hybrid role is designed for a senior technical individual contributor who will set standards for experimentation, own core modeling, and influence how durable, scalable self-service analytics reach stakeholders.

You will build and ship analytics and AI solutions with organization-wide impact, focusing on models and processes that improve data product delivery, decision quality, and adoption. The role also includes modern AI technical leadership, including identifying where AI can redesign analytical workflows and deliver measurable gains in speed and quality.

What you’ll do

• Build modeling frameworks and processes that improve how the business receives trusted data products.
• Own core modeling work, including segmentation, customer lifetime value, retention, and forecasting.
• Establish the methodological standard for running experiments across the organization.
• Provide modern AI technical leadership for how analytics and AI solutions are built and shipped.
• Drive a shift in how stakeholders receive insights, moving toward durable, scalable, self-service products people can trust and adopt.
• Identify opportunities to redesign analytical workflows with AI, then build solutions that deliver measurable improvements in speed and quality.
• Champion sound AI practices, including risk assessment and bias mitigation.
• Mentor analysts or scientists by sharing reusable models, frameworks, and technical standards that raise capability over time.

What you bring

• A degree in a quantitative or technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in data science or analytics, including leading technical work as an individual contributor and guiding data-informed strategy.
• Hands-on expertise in predictive modeling and machine learning, with experience building segmentation, lifetime-value, and forecasting models.
• Strong command of experimentation and causal inference, including experience setting standards for an organization.
• Expert SQL and a modern data science toolkit, with a solid grasp of pipelines and data modeling.
• Technical leadership experience with AI technical leadership, including integrating AI tools to redesign workflows and drive measurable impact.
• Proven success collaborating across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance.
• Exceptional problem framing and communication, translating complex modeling into recommendations senior leaders can act on.
• A track record of mentoring and raising the technical capability of other analysts or scientists.

Benefits and support

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Variety of other discounts and perks

Compensation: $170,000 - $190,000 per year (bonus eligible).

Location: Universal City, CA (hybrid). Generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week, subject to change based on business need.

Preferred

• Experience in media, streaming, entertainment, or consumer subscription and transactional businesses.
• An advanced degree in a quantitative field.

Additional information

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
• Hybrid schedule and in-office requirements may change based on business need.
• For qualified applicants in Los Angeles city/county and California Fair Chance Act coverage, Versant Media will consider criminal histories in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
• If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation by submitting your request to [e-mail].