Director, Data Science

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Who we are:

MasterClass is transforming online education by enabling anyone in the world to learn from the very best.  We are deconstructing what makes an actor able to cry on demand, how an athlete defies gravity, and what it takes to write a bestseller.  Our online learning content is available to students anywhere anytime, which supports our mission to ignite the greatness in others.

We are a quickly growing VC-funded startup based in San Francisco, with additional offices in Los Angeles.  We have created online classes taught by famous masters— Gordon Ramsay, Serena Williams, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sara Blakely, David Sedaris, Bobbi Brown, Timbaland, Anna Wintour and many more to come.

Since launching in 2015, we have been growing our team. Apply now to find out more about what we are doing behind the scenes.

What we are looking for:

Data, and how it is used, plays a central role at MasterClass and is at the heart of how we make product, business, marketing, content, operational, and financial decisions. Our growing Data organization (Analytics, Data Science, and Data Engineering) is a specialized, cross-functional group that collaborates with a variety of departments to drive decisions and provide direction for future growth at MasterClass. The team tackles challenging problems across many technical disciplines, including time series forecasting, causal inference, and optimization. We are seeking a seasoned leader and data practitioner with strong technical depth to drive data science initiatives and partnerships across the company. In this role reporting to the Executive & VP of Data, you will be responsible for leading an organizational effort toward better understanding our user needs, enhancing our product and content experiences, influencing the vision and implementation of machine learning systems that power personalization, and growing and driving impact for our members. 

Responsibilities of the role:

  • Hire, develop, and lead a team of top talent data scientists
  • Develop, propose, and execute on data science initiatives, roadmaps, best practices, and innovations in the personalization, predictive modeling, experimentation, and machine learning space.  
  • Partner and influence leadership to ensure team priorities and output directly impacts company strategy, direction and growth.
  • Innovate and develop techniques and data to solve unanswered and new business problems.
  • Communicate effectively and present to all levels of the organization and to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Develop deep partnership with cross-functional teams with varying backgrounds, from the highly technical to the highly creative.

Requirements:

  • Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field
  • 10+ years of experience in Data Science or Quantitative fields with increasing responsibility and strong track record of technical competencies and business strategy, both as an individual contributor and managing teams
  • 5+ years of experience in building, managing, and leading a high-performing top talent data science team
  • Experience designing and executing data science roadmaps
  • Track record of recruiting high-performing talent in data science
  • Track record of delivering data products and insights, and influencing product, engineering, and business decisions
  • Advanced proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python, R) and expertise in statistical and analytical models and applications
  • Communicate effectively and present to all levels of the organization with varying technical backgrounds
  • Thrive on empowering team members and view the team's success as own
  • Experience supporting consumer facing products a strong plus
  • Ability to work full-time in our San Francisco office
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States

At MasterClass, we believe we put our best work forward when our employees bring together ideas that are diverse in thought. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. In addition, MasterClass will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you have a disability or special need, we would like to know how we can better accommodate you. 


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MasterClass is located in the SOMA district of San Francsico. We are located between 3rd and 4th street with tons of public transportation nearby.

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