Lead Data Scientist, Personalization & ML Platforms

Disney Entertainment; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to bridge data insights with product decisions across ABC News, National Geographic, Marvel, and Disney Studios. You will lead exploratory data analysis, design experiments, and define success metrics in collaboration with engineers and product teams.

You will leverage Python, SQL, and PySpark on cloud platforms (AWS/Databricks/Snowflake) to deliver personalized experiences at scale and to support business impact across Disney's News &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or related field with engineering/product collaboration.
• Strong Python, SQL, and PySpark skills for large-scale data analysis.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Experience designing and analyzing A/B tests and experiments.
• Ability to translate insights into actionable product recommendations.
• Experience with Adobe Analytics or similar analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform EDA across user, content, and engagement data for Disney's News & Entertainment portfolio.
• Design, implement, and evaluate A/B tests to validate personalization changes.
• Define success metrics and measure model performance in collaboration with ML engineers.
• Partner with ML Engineers on feature design, drift detection, and model evaluation.
• Translate data insights into concrete product recommendations for stakeholders.
• Apply Python, SQL, and PySpark to large-scale data and use analytics tools to understand behavior.
• Bridge data insights to product decisions across ABC News, National Geographic, Marvel, and Disney Studios.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

Statistical analysis

Experiment design

A/B testing

Data visualization

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or a comparable quantitative field

Tools

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Tableau

Looker

Adobe Analytics

Job description

Disney Entertainment is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to bridge data insights with product decisions across ABC News, National Geographic, Marvel, and Disney Studios. You will lead exploratory data analysis, design experiments, and define success metrics in collaboration with engineers and product teams.

You will leverage Python, SQL, and PySpark on cloud platforms (AWS/Databricks/Snowflake) to deliver personalized experiences at scale and to support business impact across Disney's News &