Senior Data Scientist
Des Moines, IA 
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Job Title

Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

About Your Role:

Dotdash Meredith is the largest premium publisher in the world. Every day tens of millions of people come to us for help and inspiration, from choosing the right skincare routine to selecting the best mortgage option.
As a Senior Data Scientist in our Transactional Revenue team, you will play a pivotal role in harnessing the power of data to drive strategic decisions and empower our vast user base. This position offers the unique opportunity to work on significant real-world problems, developing machine learning applications and insights that have a direct business impact. You will be working alongside our top talent team, leveraging a wealth of data and insights gathered from the extensive, hands-on testing of thousands of products.

About your contributions:

  • Collaborate with our stakeholders to understand business requirements & strategy, and recommend data-driven solutions.
  • Develop, train, validate, monitor, and improve models on large datasets.
  • Utilize advanced machine learning techniques to improve model accuracy and performance.
  • Work closely with taxonomists and business partners to identify and prioritize classification and other modeling needs.
  • Develop highly localized, multi-product recommendation models.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and bring new techniques and technologies to the team.


About You:

  • PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in data science and machine learning with a focus on retail tactic attribution modeling and recommendation systems.
  • Excellent data science fundamentals, with a solid grasp of statistics and modeling techniques.
  • Strong programming and code stewardship skills (Python, Julia, etc.) and experience with standard data science tools and libraries.
  • Experience deploying machine learning models in production on at least one cloud platform (GCP, AWS, etc.).
  • Experience with scaled use of LLMs (such as ChatGPT) is strongly preferred, including insights into the pros and cons of their usage.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.

About Us:

Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Food & Wine, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.

Dotdash Meredith embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

Salary: $112,000 - $160,000

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives.In addition,Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$112,000 - $160,000
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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