The New York Times
Journalism
MachineLearningScientist,AlgorithmicRecommendations(EmailTargeting)
“Machine Learning Scientist, Algorithmic Recommendations (Email Targeting) at The New York Times. Skills: Machine Learning, Python, SQL, Data Science. Reframe business and newsroom goals as machine learning tasks. Implement and deploy machine learning research”
Industry & Context.
Translate ambiguous business questions into machine learning problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
PhD, MS + 2 years experience, or 3+ years experience in statistics, computational social science, applied mathematics, economics, or another quantitative/computational discipline, 2+ years experience with open source machine learning or statistical analysis tools, 2+ years coding experience in Python, 2+ years experience in SQL and manipulating large structured or unstructured datasets for analysis, Experience in A testing or experimentation
Nice to Have
1+ years of experience applying machine learning to email campaigns (optimizing timing, content selection, or audience creation), 1+ years of experience with recommendation systems, using natural language processing and large language models, 1+ years of experience translating ambiguous business questions into machine learning problems, 1+ years of experience building data products, either internal or consumer-facing
What You'll Do.
Reframe business and newsroom goals as machine learning tasks
Implement and deploy machine learning research
Learn new technologies and ML methods
Deploy models behind production APIs or batch processes
Communicate complex ideas in machine learning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with engineering teams; Collaborate with all kinds of colleagues in engineering, analytics, product management, marketing, editorial, and executive leadership groups
Communication Scope
Communicate complex ideas in machine learning
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