Senior Data Scientist – Discovery & Personalization

Angel; Provo (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Angel Studios is seeking a senior data scientist to lead metrics, experimentation, and causal insights across Discovery surfaces. You will build the analytics foundation, refine recommendation signals, and guide data-informed decisions for millions of members.

You’ll work on dbt models, data pipelines, and production-ready analytics, collaborating with the Discovery team to evolve Personalize beyond its current use and shape Angel's content discovery.

Qualifications

• Statistical rigor and robust experimental design for user engagement.
• Ability to perform causal inference and distinguish correlation from causation.
• Strong SQL and Python fluency for data exploration and modeling.
• Experience with A/B testing, experiment design, and results interpretation.
• Clear communication of complex analyses to stakeholders.
• Data modeling with transformation frameworks (dbt) and analytic data models.
• Path toward ML ownership and production deployment considerations.
• Python coding practices including tests and packaging for maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Discovery metrics framework across platforms.
• Own the A/B testing and experimentation pipeline with statistical rigor.
• Analyze user behavior to surface actionable insights for product teams.
• Apply causal inference to understand drivers of retention and engagement.
• Build and maintain analytics foundations: dbt models and data pipelines.

Skills

Statistical rigor

Causal inference

SQL fluency

Python fluency

Experiment design

Communication

Data modeling

ML lifecycle

Tools

GrowthBook

dbt

Looker

Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift

AWS Personalize

Job description

Angel Studios is seeking a senior data scientist to lead metrics, experimentation, and causal insights across Discovery surfaces. You will build the analytics foundation, refine recommendation signals, and guide data-informed decisions for millions of members.

You’ll work on dbt models, data pipelines, and production-ready analytics, collaborating with the Discovery team to evolve Personalize beyond its current use and shape Angel's content discovery.