Milestone Technologies, Inc. · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist
Burbank, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80/hr - $89.50/hr
10+ years expMilestone Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to play a critical role in shaping strategy by leveraging advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and data-driven insights. This position involves leading complex analytics projects, developing advanced AI/ML models, and mentoring junior staff to optimize content valuation and operational efficiency.
Application Performance ManagementConsumer ElectronicsInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Develops and maintains the data science vision and roadmap for our Studio business units, primarily Theatrical and Content Sales
Lead complex analytics project and develop advanced AI/ML models
Lead and grow a team of Data Scientists, establishing best practices in experimentation, causal inference, and MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
Translate technical insights into strategic business actions for stakeholders
Drive data-driven business decision-making for revenue optimization
Drive experimentation at scale (A/B, multivariate, adaptive methods like multi-armed bandits) and codify guardrails for metrics, lift, and governance across product surfaces
Build production grade models (predictive, NLP, CV, generative) and pipelines for recommendations, classification, content valuation, and forecasting; enforce model monitoring and responsible AI
Develop predictive models for Sales Planning and forecasting
Partner with Finance & Content Sales to operationalize models into decision workflows; deliver dashboards and executive-ready narratives
Design and scale greenlight frameworks - integrate sales demand signals, competitive intelligence, and financial risk metrics
Define high quality feature stores, curate canonical datasets (viewing, engagement, metadata, rights), and ensure privacy, lineage, and compliance
Ensure governance and compliance in data lineage, privacy, and responsible AI in financial modeling
Communicate impact to executives with clear narratives, dashboards, and decision memos; translate complex analyses for non technical audiences
Qualification
Required
Strong skills in Python/R, SQL, and advanced ML (recommendation systems, time-series, Bayesian methods, simulation)
Experience building MLOps (deployment, monitoring, governance) and working with cloud data stacks (BigQuery/Snowflake, AWS/GCP)
Experience with AWS cloud and analytics (BI) tools (Tableau, Power BI)
10+ years' experience designing, implementing, and validating sophisticated ML algorithms and models
8+ years' experience translating complex technical requirements into clear non-technical updates for executives
10+ years' experience with analyzing complex datasets to uncover trends and generate recommendations (strategic insights)
Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and optimization for content economics
Proven ability to align stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Content, Licensing and Sales Planning
Exceptional communication skills for executive stakeholders
Preferred
Background in content valuation, ad decisioning/forecasting, or growth analytics for media products
Experience with adaptive experimentation (bandits), generative AI, multimodal models, or semantic search in media workflows
Familiarity with media supply chain (metadata, rights, distribution) and privacy/identity (audience modeling, identity graphs)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Milestone Technologies, Inc.
Milestone Technologies is a global IT Services and Digital Solutions company based in Silicon Valley that helps hundreds of leading corporations deliver technology around the globe.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$42.5MKey Investors
H.I.G. Capital
2022-12-13Acquired
2015-08-11Private Equity· $42.5M
Leadership Team
Sameer Kishore
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mayank K Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-10-01
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