Inizio Partners

Data Scientist

Inizio Partners  •  New York City, NY (Hybrid)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Location: Hybrid - NYC

Requirements:

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Data Scientist to support advanced analytics initiatives for our global clients in the Sports & Media domain. This role focuses on developing predictive models, extracting insights from large-scale datasets, and translating analytical findings into actionable business strategies. The ideal candidate brings deep media industry expertise, hands-on modeling experience, and a strong ability to communicate results to both technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deploy advanced statistical and machine learning models across use cases such as churn prediction, audience segmentation, content recommendation, and customer lifetime value.
  • Translate business challenges into analytical frameworks and deliver high-impact insights that influence strategy and operations.
  • Analyze large, complex datasets using Python, SQL, PySpark and statistical tools to derive meaningful patterns and trends.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across marketing, product, and data teams to understand needs and deliver actionable solutions.
  • Build dashboards and visualizations to communicate insights clearly to cross-functional and senior leadership teams.
  • Stay current with the latest media analytics trends and techniques, continuously improving analytical approaches.
  • Mentor junior analysts and contribute to best practices in model development, validation, and deployment.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
  • 3 - 8 years of experience in data science or advanced analytics, with at least 2 - 3 years in the media or entertainment domain.
  • Proven ability to build and implement models for customer behavior, retention, personalization, or marketing optimization.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and statistical/ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost, stats models).
  • Strong storytelling and communication skills with experience presenting to business stakeholders.
  • Ability to independently manage analytics projects and collaborate across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience deploying models on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Deep understanding of media domain metrics, user behavior, and content performance drivers.
  • Exposure to Generative AI applications and large-scale personalization in media use cases.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with global stakeholders in cross-functional, matrixed environments.
  • Familiarity with productionizing models and working closely with MLOps or engineering teams.
Inizio Partners

About Inizio Partners

Inizio Partners is a full-service recruitment agency specializing in executive search, permanent placements, and contingency staffing. We are proud to partner with some of the most innovative and influential companies in the world helping them in identifying premier talent across business and technology.

Our founding team members are industry veterans with over 25 years of business and technology experience leading global companies, and they possess expertise in identifying top talent.

Our recruitment process is highly personalized and tailored to each customer's unique needs. We take the time to thoroughly understand our customer's business, products, market position, corporate culture, employee benefits, and candidate expectations, to ensure that we are delivering top-quality candidates that are an ideal fit for their organization.

Our services:

1) Executive Search

2) Business & IT Fulltime Placements

3) Contingency Staffing

4) Retained Search

Our differentiators:

- 40%+ faster turnaround time compared to market

- 30%+ cost-effective compared to big firms

- 90%+ profile acceptance

- Ability to serve across industries and technology

- Personalized / Tailored approach

- Easily accessible to our customers

Industries we serve:

- Software

- IT & Business Consulting Services

- Insurance

- Pharma & Medical Devices

- Financial Services

- PE & VC Backed Businesses

- Utility

- Manufacturing

- Defense

- Retail

Our Expertise:

C-Suite, Senior Leadership (Business & IT), Oracle ERP, SAP S/4 HANA, Salesforce, CPQ, Cyber Security, Data Science, Data Privacy, Project Management, Business Analysis, Six Sigma, ServiceNow, MuleSoft, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, M&A, Analytics, HRIS, Workday, PMO, Business Process Analysis, Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Warren, NJ
Year Founded
2022
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