Principal ML Scientist, AI for Music Insights

600 UMG Recordings Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Mental health coverage

Fertility coverage

Wellbeing reimbursements

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Universal Music Group is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Scientist to lead design and delivery of AI‑enabled workflows and ML solutions across catalog, fan intelligence, forecasting, and rights management. You will guide problem framing, model selection, and production deployment in a federated organization.

This senior individual‑contributor role requires deep technical judgment, strong product sense, and the ability to drive measurable business impact through durable, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Advanced training in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or related quantitative field.
• Sustained ownership of high‑impact problems in ML/AI.
• Strong Python and modern ML tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of AI-enabled workflows and ML solutions across business functions.
• Frame problems, select methods, and drive production deployment and adoption.
• Mentor teams and establish reusable practices for data, feature access, experimentation, and monitoring.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

scikit-learn

Cloud platforms

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Stats/Math/Economics/OR

Tools

GCP

AWS

Job description

Universal Music Group is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Scientist to lead design and delivery of AI‑enabled workflows and ML solutions across catalog, fan intelligence, forecasting, and rights management. You will guide problem framing, model selection, and production deployment in a federated organization.

This senior individual‑contributor role requires deep technical judgment, strong product sense, and the ability to drive measurable business impact through durable, scalable systems.