Machine Learning Scientist, Algorithmic Recommendations (Email Targeting)

Responsibilities:

• You will reframe business and newsroom goals as machine learning tasks that deliver accurate predictions, relevant insights, and optimization
• You will implement and deploy machine learning research with robustness and reproducibility, with consideration of risks and trade-offs
• You will learn new technologies and ML methods, and adapt them into our workflows
• You will deploy models behind production APIs or batch processes, collaborate with engineering teams, and integrate into processes throughout The Times
• You will communicate complex ideas in machine learning while collaborating with all kinds of colleagues in in engineering, analytics, product management, marketing, editorial, and executive leadership groups
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• Basic Qualifications:
• 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/B testing or experimentation
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 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
• REQ-020137
• Compensation and Benefits For This Role:
• In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.