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Office: New York, NY
Department: Data Science
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The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About The Role
The New York Times is a technology company committed to producing the world's most reliable and highest quality journalism. Our ability to do so relies on a talented team of expert technologists who help NYT learn from a tremendous abundance of data unique to this company.
The Algorithmic Recommendations and Audience Data Science team aims to help users discover content across the Times' website, apps and emails by applying algorithms that make use of information about our readers' behavior and our editorial judgment. We also build internal tools for the newsroom to better understand story performance and coverage trends. We are a group of machine learning scientists and data analysts that partner with teams across The New York Times. We are looking for a Machine Learning Scientist to join the team and apply machine learning methods to meet this challenge. You will report to a Lead Machine Learning Scientist, and collaborate with partners across the company.
Responsibilities
You will reframe business and newsroom goals as machine learning tasks that deliver accurate predictions, relevant insights, and optimization
You will adapt or develop machine learning algorithms in cases when existing algorithms are insufficient, while implementing simple approaches when appropriate
You will implement and deploy machine learning research with robustness and reproducibility, with consideration of risks and trade-offs
You will turn models into data products, collaborate with engineering teams, and integrate into processes throughout The Times
You will communicate complex ideas in machine learning while collaborating with technical and non-technical 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 work experience in machine learning, statistics, computational social science, applied mathematics, 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
Preferred Qualifications
1+ year of experience with recommendation systems, including content-based methods using natural language processing
1+ years of experience with deep learning architectures, including embedding methods and Pytorch or Tensorflow
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-019073
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$121,000—$131,000 USD
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.c
About the Company
The New York Times has been fulfilling its mission to “seek the truth and help people understand the world” for nearly 170 years by delivering world-class journalism. More recently, this mission has been augmented by a deep investment in digital subscriptions and products. All of this has culminated in nearly seven million subscribers using The New York Times to read news, enjoy games, try recipes, and listen to podcasts. As The New York Times seeks to become “ a world class digital media business ” we are expanding our inve...
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