Machine Learning Scientist, Algorithmic Recommendations (Email Targeting)
The New York Times CompanyNew York, NY · Mid
$121,000 – $131,000
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What this role is
This role applies machine learning to email targeting and content recommendations at The New York Times, helping readers discover journalism across digital platforms. It suits researchers with quantitative backgrounds who can translate editorial goals into predictive models and deploy them at scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- PhD or MS with 2+ years experience or 3+ years in quantitative field
- 2+ years with open source ML or statistical tools
- 2+ years Python coding
- 2+ years SQL and structured/unstructured data analysis
- A/B testing or experimentation experience
Nice to have
- 1+ years applying ML to email campaigns
- 1+ years with recommendation systems and NLP/LLMs
- 1+ years translating business questions into ML problems
- 1+ years building data products