Remote Director of Data Science — Personalization & Growth

Meredith Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Tuition reimbursement

401K with company match

Job summary

People Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead customer intelligence and personalization across our entertainment brands. You will build models for lifecycle value, analyze cross-channel engagement, and collaborate with Product, Editorial, and Marketing to translate insights into product improvements.

The role focuses on mobile app experiences, automated marketing, and experimentation, with an emphasis on scalable data solutions and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in data science and ML focusing on customer behavior, product analytics, and marketing problems.
• 5+ years leading a team of data scientists.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a data science team to develop predictive models for customer lifetime value.
• Analyze customer interactions across app, web, social, email to optimize engagement.
• Own product funnel and engagement analytics including onboarding, adoption, and retention.
• Develop segmentation models to identify high-value users and inform content recommendations.
• Collaborate with Product and Editorial to translate insights into differentiated app experiences.
• Design online A/B tests to measure impact of product changes and personalization.
• Foster cross-department collaboration and advocate for data capabilities.
• Align data initiatives with company objectives.

Skills

Data science leadership

Customer behavior focus

Strong communication

Product analytics

Experimental design

Education

PhD or advanced degree

Tools

Python

SQL

BigQuery

Claude Code/Codex

Job description

People Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead customer intelligence and personalization across our entertainment brands. You will build models for lifecycle value, analyze cross-channel engagement, and collaborate with Product, Editorial, and Marketing to translate insights into product improvements.

The role focuses on mobile app experiences, automated marketing, and experimentation, with an emphasis on scalable data solutions and measurable business impact.