Data Science

Job Title: Data Science ManagerJob Location: IndiaJob SummaryWe at CondeNast are looking for a data science manager for the content intelligenceworkstream primarily, although there might be some overlap with other workstreams. Theposition is based out of Chennai and shall report to the head of the data science team, ChennaiResponsibilities:1. Ideate new opportunities within the content intelligence workstream where data Science canbe applied to increase user engagement2. Partner with business and translate business and analytics strategies into multiple short-termand long-term projects3. Lead data science teams to build quick prototypes to check feasibility and value to businessand present to business4. Formulate the business problem into an machine learning/AI problem5. Review & validate models & help improve the accuracy of model6. Socialize & present the model insights in a manner that business can understand7. Lead & own the entire value chain of a project/initiative life cycle - Interface with business,understand the requirements/specifications, gather data, prepare it, train,validate, test themodel, create business presentations to communicate insights, monitor/track the performanceof the solution and suggest improvements8. Work closely with ML engineering teams to deploy models to production9. Work closely with data engineering/services/BI teams to help develop data stores, intuitivevisualizations for the products10. Setup career paths & learning goals for reportees & mentor themRequired Skills:1. 5+ years of experience in leading Data Science & Advanced analytics projects with a focus onbuilding recommender systems and 10-12 years of overall experience2. Experience in leading data science teams to implement recommender systems using contentbased, collaborative filtering, embedding techniques3. Experience in building propensity models, churn prediction, NLP - language models,embeddings, recommendation engine etc4. Master’s degree with an emphasis in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, engineering,economics or mathematics/ Degree programs in data science/ machine learning/ artificialintelligence5. Exceptional Communication Skills - verbal and written6. Moderate level proficiency in SQL, Python7. Needs to have demonstrated continuous learning through external certifications, degreeprograms in machine learning & artificial intelligence8. Knowledge of Machine learning algorithms & understanding of how they work9. Knowledge of Reinforcement LearningPreferred Qualifications1. Expertise in libraries for data science - pyspark(Databricks), scikit-learn, pandas, numpy,matplotlib, pytorch/tensorflow/keras etc2. Working Knowledge of deep learning models3. Experience in ETL/ data engineering4. Prior experience in e-commerce, media & publishing domain is a plus5. Experience in digital advertising is a plusAbout Condé NastCONDÉ NAST INDIA (DATA)Over the years, Condé Nast successfully expanded and diversified into digital, TV, and socialplatforms - in other words, a staggering amount of user data. Condé Nast made the right moveto invest heavily in understanding this data and formed a whole new Data team entirelydedicated to data processing, engineering, analytics, and visualization. This team helps driveengagement, fuel process innovation, further content enrichment, and increase marketrevenue. The Data team aimed to create a company culture where data was the commonlanguage and facilitate an environment where insights shared in real-time could improveperformance.The Global Data team operates out of Los Angeles, New York, Chennai, and London. The teamat Condé Nast Chennai works extensively with data to amplify its brands' digital capabilities andboost online revenue. We are broadly divided into four groups, Data Intelligence, DataEngineering, Data Science, and Operations (including Product and Marketing Ops, ClientServices) along with Data Strategy and monetization. The teams built capabilities and productsto create data-driven solutions for better audience engagement.What we look forward to:We want to welcome bright, new minds into our midst and work together to create diverseforms of self-expression. At Condé Nast, we encourage the imaginative and celebrate theextraordinary. We are a media company for the future, with a remarkable past. We are CondéNast, and It Starts Here.