Data Scientist I
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10124010 Emplacement New York, New York, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Direct to Consumer Date de publication 17/06/2025Résumé du poste:
Join Disney's Direct to Consumer Experimentation and Causal Inference Data Science team as a Data Scientist, where you'll transform complex data into strategic business decisions that shape the future of streaming entertainment. Collaborating closely with cross-functional partners in Commerce, Product, Marketing, and Engineering, you'll architect and execute sophisticated experiments that optimize every aspect of the subscriber journey—from initial acquisition through long-term retention and revenue growth.
As part of Disney's rapidly evolving streaming ecosystem, you'll tackle complex business challenges that directly impact millions of subscribers across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Your insights will shape product roadmaps, pricing strategies, and user experience optimizations that drive measurable business growth.
Job Summary:
We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join the Experimentation & Causal Inference team within Disney’s Direct to Consumer segment. In this role, you’ll transform complex data into actionable insights, helping to optimize the entire subscriber journey—from acquisition and engagement to retention and monetization. You’ll collaborate closely with partners across Product, Marketing, Commerce, and Engineering to design high-impact experiments and develop causal models that drive measurable business outcomes.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
- Design and lead A/B tests and geo experiments from hypothesis to recommendation
- Apply causal inference methodologies such as difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and quasi-experimental designs to extract insights from observational data
- Translate findings into clear, impactful recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders
- Build scalable experimentation and analysis pipelines that can be leveraged across multiple products and teams
- Present results to executive stakeholders and communicate complex statistical concepts in a compelling and accessible way
- This person may work out of our New York City, San Francisco, or Santa Monica office.
Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
Basic Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Python and strong SQL skills for working with large datasets
- Experience designing and analyzing A/B and geo experiments
- Familiarity with causal inference techniques such as difference-in-differences and instrumental variables
- Applied knowledge of statistical methods and predictive modeling
- Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience supporting a direct-to-consumer or subscription-based digital product
- Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks and tools such as Spark, Scala, or Hadoop
- Hands-on experience with modern data platforms and tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, Jupyter, or Airflow
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in advanced Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in New York City is $99,900 - $133,900, and in San Francisco, it is $104,400 - $140,000. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered
Sur Disney Direct to Consumer:
L’équipe « Direct to Consumer » de Disney supervise les activités de streaming Hulu et Disney+ au sein de Disney Entertainment, en aidant à apporter les meilleures histoires de The Walt Disney Company aux fans et aux familles partout dans le monde.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Streaming Services LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Direct to Consumer.
Disney Streaming Services LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.