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Penguin Random House ยท 2 days ago
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
New York, NY
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $250K/yr
3+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Build machine learning models for business cases in pricing, supply chain management, marketing, sales, and ecommerce/personalization
Develop new algorithms, features and techniques building upon the latest results from the academic research community
Propose and validate hypotheses to direct our business road map
Focus on identifying and solving stakeholder problems with simple and elegant solutions
Design, develop, and implement production level code. Own the full development cycle: design, development, impact assessment, A/B testing (including interpretation of results) and production deployment.
Take ownership. Understand the needs of various teams, distill those into coherent projects, and implement them with an eye on long-term impact.
Be a leader. Use your expertise to set a high bar for the team, mentor team members, set the tone for how to take on and deliver on large impossible-sounding projects.
Be ambitious. Find and eagerly tackle hard problems.
Be curious. You will work alongside systems engineers, machine learning scientists, and data analysts. Your effectiveness and impact will depend on discussing problems with and learning from them. You will have access to resources and will need to learn how to use them effectively.
Qualification
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Required
Masters with 8+ years OR PhD with 3+ years of applied work experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics or a related quantitative field
Proficiency in algorithm and model development, model validation and model implementation for large-scale applications in online commercial settings
Experience distilling stakeholder requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
Ability to apply theoretical models in an applied environment
Strong fundamentals on a broad set of ML approaches and techniques
Strong fundamentals in problem solving and algorithm design
Preferred
Peer reviewed scientific contributions in relevant field
Strong interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies with commercial impact
Experience with in deep-learning-based, probabilistic time series models
Benefits
Medical/Prescription drug insurance
Dental
Vision
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life/AD&D Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Student Loan Repayment Program
Educational Assistance
Generous paid time off
Company
Penguin Random House
Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone.
10,001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (2)
2022 (4)
2021 (2)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Manuel Sansigre
Deputy Chief Financial Officer and EVP, Head of M&A
Brian Redler
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
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