Tential Solutions · 1 day ago
Data Scientist IV
Burbank, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expTential Solutions is focused on leveraging advanced analytics in the entertainment sector, and they are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to enhance their Studio Economics strategy. This role involves leading complex analytics projects, developing AI/ML models, and translating technical insights into strategic business actions for stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Develops and maintains the data science vision & 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
Operationalize data: define high quality feature stores, curate canonical datasets (viewing, engagement, metadata, rights), and ensure privacy, lineage, and compliance
Ensure governance and compliance: 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
Experience designing, implementing, and validating sophisticated ML algorithms and models
10+ years of experience
Ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear non-technical updates for executives
8+ years of experience
Proven experience with analyzing complex datasets to uncover trends and generate recommendations – Strategic Insights
10+ years of experience
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
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)
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)
Company
Tential Solutions
We put people first. We’re your trusted partner - empowering you with top talent and solutions to stay competitive in today’s dynamic market.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Shane Ireland
Chief Executive Officer
Quinn Salamandra
Co-Founder
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