Roku · 3 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist
New York, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$157K/yr - $187K/yr
5+ years expRoku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, aiming to connect the entire TV ecosystem. The Senior Data Scientist will join the Core Analytics team to provide data-driven insights that shape customer engagement, retention, and monetization strategies, while translating complex analytics into actionable business narratives.
Digital MediaVideoAdTechHardwareSoftwareMedia and EntertainmentAdvertisingInformation TechnologyAdvertising PlatformsDigital EntertainmentInformation ServicesTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
End-to-end Advanced Analytics: lead the design, execution, and delivery of complex analyses, leveraging advanced analytics to understand customer behavior, predict churn, identify growth opportunities, and measure the incrementally of initiatives
Technical Execution & Automation: develop, optimize, and maintain scalable SQL and Python-based data pipelines and analytical workflows
Write production-quality code to create datasets, compute KPIs, validate results, and build predictive/causal models when needed
Partner with Data Engineering to enhance data quality, metric consistency, and pipeline reliability, including leveraging tools like Airflow
Dashboarding & Reporting: create and maintain Tableau/Looker dashboards and recurring scorecards that empower business teams with self-service insights, reducing ad-hoc requests and enabling continuous performance monitoring
Raise Analytical Bar: champion best practices in statistical rigor, bias awareness, and data governance. Continuously explore new methodologies and tools to elevate the team's analytical capabilities
Business-Oriented Storytelling & Communication: craft compelling, executive-ready narratives and presentations (slides, memos) that clearly articulate complex analytical findings, strategic implications, and actionable recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing decision-makers across the organization
Stakeholder Partnership: clarify objectives, assumptions, tradeoffs, and decision points; ensure outputs are usable
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data science or advanced analytics roles driving measurable business impact
Demonstrated ownership of ambiguous, high-visibility analytical problems
Experience building reusable measurement frameworks or scalable impact evaluation methodologies
Strong proficiency in Excel, SQL and Python for data analysis and visualization
Experience building reusable analytical code and productionizing workflows (e.g., Airflow or similar tools)
Hands-on experience with Tableau or Looker for reporting
Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to both technical and executive audiences
Benefits
Health insurance
Equity awards
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Parental leave
Wellness benefits
Paid time off
Global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources
Statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension)
Company
Roku
Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220.61MKey Investors
News CorpFidelityGlobespan Capital Partners
2017-09-28IPO
2015-11-09Series H· $45.5M
2015-11-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Preston Smalley
VP of Viewer Product
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Thomas Dodson
Vice President of Platform Operations
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