SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST – Los Angeles, California

📊 Position: Senior Data Scientist

🏢 Company: FOX Entertainment
📍 Location: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid)
🧠 Experience Level: Experienced Hires
🕰 Job Type: Full-Time
💼 Department: Data Science | Marketing | Strategy | Technology
💰 Compensation: $160,000 – $190,000 + Annual Bonus + Benefits

Final offer is dependent on experience, education, and skillset. This role includes comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, 401(k), PTO, and more.

🎬 About FOX Entertainment

FOX Entertainment has defined bold, independent television for over 35 years. Since its reimagining in 2019, FOX continues to lead in broadcast, streaming, and content innovation through its portfolio of powerhouse brands like The Simpsons, The Masked Singer, LEGO Masters, and Next Level Chef. With strategic acquisitions like Bento Box, TMZ, and MarVista, FOX is doubling down on original content creation and global media dominance.

🧩 Role Overview

FOX is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead high-impact analytics initiatives with a focus on Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM). This role is pivotal in evaluating marketing performance and guiding strategic investment decisions using advanced statistical models and large-scale data engineering frameworks.

You’ll work closely with FOX’s Data Platform and Engineering teams to build a cutting-edge marketing data lake, scalable science infrastructure, and actionable cross-channel insights — all from scratch.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Lead the buildout of FOX’s marketing data science infrastructure in collaboration with technology and analytics teams.
• Own the development and maintenance of MMM models to measure channel effectiveness and optimize spend.
• Create predictive models to inform marketing strategy and simulate budget outcomes.
• Present insights and recommendations clearly to marketing and executive stakeholders.
• Build tools and frameworks for experimentation, model validation, and scenario simulation.
• Mentor and manage one data scientist.
• Serve as the bridge between data science and business decision-makers — translating technical outputs into strategic actions.

✅ What You’ll Need

• 9+ years of experience applying statistical and machine learning methods to business challenges.
• Strong background in Marketing Mix Modeling, marketing analytics, and optimization.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering).
• Expertise in Python, R, SQL, PySpark and cloud-based platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake).
• Proficiency in data visualization and communicating complex results to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead projects end-to-end: from model design to business implementation.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across analytics, engineering, and marketing teams.

🌟 Bonus Points For

• 3+ years of experience in entertainment, media, or marketing analytics.
• Prior work with experimentation frameworks, A/B testing, and data science tooling.
• Strong storytelling ability that connects modeling to real-world business value.

🎁 Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $160,000 – $190,000 (DOE)
• Bonus: Annual discretionary bonus
• Benefits: Full suite including health, vision, dental, 401(k), PTO, etc.
• Work Environment: Hybrid role based in Los Angeles

💬 Equal Opportunity Employer

FOX is committed to diversity, inclusion, and fair treatment. All qualified candidates will be considered without bias. FOX also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories per applicable laws.