[Remote] Lead Data Scientist at Scribd

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, Media, PublishingIndustries

Requirements

Expertise in translating product goals into metrics and owning measurable outcomes across recommendation surfaces
Experience leading roadmap bets and shipping lifts in business results
Proficiency in defining offline/online contracts end-to-end, designing and running experiments, diagnosing variant performance, and building prototype models
Ability to partner with Engineering to productionize models
Skills in mapping goals to metrics with clear success criteria, opportunity sizing, and measurement
Knowledge of applying an AI lens (LLMs, embeddings) to improve retrieval, ranking, or understanding
Capability to set north stars and guardrails, create leading indicators for long-term outcomes, and build measurement architecture (identity, attribution windows, metric contracts, drift/leakage checks)
Experience accelerating decision velocity with stop/go criteria, power checks, and concise decision memos including trade-offs and risks
GRIT: Ability to set and achieve Goals, deliver Results, contribute Innovative ideas/solutions, and positively influence the Team

Responsibilities

Opportunity mapping: Size and prioritize new recs surfaces, intents, and cohorts; trace the funnel and analyze by slice (cold items, long-tail users, platform) to steer the roadmap
Own the evaluation framework: Define north star & guardrails (e.g., diversity, novelty, duplication, safety); set thresholds and tradeoffs, and publish the Objective & Eval Contract per surface
Offline/Online alignment: Quantify correlation between offline IR metrics (e.g., NDCG@K, MAP, MRR, coverage, calibration) and online KPIs by surface/cohort; publish error bounds and monitor metric drift
Create leading indicators: Develop short-horizon metrics that predict long-term outcomes (e.g., trial to bill-through); backtest and run post-hoc causal checks, report findings

Skills

Data Science

Recommendation Systems

Metrics

Analytics

Machine Learning

Scribd

Digital library and e-book subscription service

About Scribd

Scribd is a digital library and e-book subscription service that provides users with access to a wide variety of reading materials, including e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and documents. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to enjoy unlimited access to this extensive library, which features bestsellers, classic literature, and academic papers. Scribd stands out from competitors like Amazon's Kindle Unlimited and Audible by offering a more diverse range of content types and a user-friendly interface that enhances the reading experience. Additionally, Scribd fosters community engagement through features like ScribdChat, allowing interaction between authors and readers, as well as curated reading lists that highlight relevant content. The company's goal is to serve a broad audience of readers, from casual readers to professionals, by providing a rich and varied digital content library.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2007Year Founded

$102.9MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that includes company-wide training, equitable hiring best practices, Employee Resource Groups, and company-wide goals.

Scribd flex - We embrace flexibility as a key principle and will allow employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the workstyle that best suits their individual needs and preferences.

Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability - We offer comprehensive healthcare plans and cover premiums for employees at 100%. PPO, HMO, and High Deductible Health Plans are available so you can choose whichever coverage supports your lifestyle best.

Matching 401(k) - Easily save for retirement with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of up to 3% company match with no waiting period.

Paid Time Off - A generous paid time off program that includes vacation time, personal days, sabbaticals, volunteer time, winter break, sick time, and more.

Paid parental leave - We provide paid time away from work for our new biological, adoptive, or foster parents.

Wellbeing - Resources, workshops & events to support your wellbeing journey: Mind, Body & Soul.

Curated Career Paths and Continuous Learning - The power to explore career paths & possibilities, and the tools to support your growth. From continuing education, degrees, or certifications, we support our employee’s career journeys.

[Remote] Lead Data Scientist at Scribd

Requirements

Responsibilities

Skills

Scribd

About Scribd

Benefits

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that includes company-wide training, equitable hiring best practices, Employee Resource Groups, and company-wide goals.

Scribd flex - We embrace flexibility as a key principle and will allow employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the workstyle that best suits their individual needs and preferences.

Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability - We offer comprehensive healthcare plans and cover premiums for employees at 100%. PPO, HMO, and High Deductible Health Plans are available so you can choose whichever coverage supports your lifestyle best.

Matching 401(k) - Easily save for retirement with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of up to 3% company match with no waiting period.

Paid Time Off - A generous paid time off program that includes vacation time, personal days, sabbaticals, volunteer time, winter break, sick time, and more.

Paid parental leave - We provide paid time away from work for our new biological, adoptive, or foster parents.

Wellbeing - Resources, workshops & events to support your wellbeing journey: Mind, Body & Soul.

Curated Career Paths and Continuous Learning - The power to explore career paths & possibilities, and the tools to support your growth. From continuing education, degrees, or certifications, we support our employee’s career journeys.

Risks

Credit-based model may alienate users preferring unlimited access.

Spotify's competitive pricing could draw subscribers away from Scribd.

New CEO may disrupt Scribd's current business model and market position.

Differentiation

Scribd offers a diverse range of content types beyond just e-books.

The platform includes features like ScribdChat for author-reader interaction.

Scribd's user-friendly interface enhances the overall reading experience.

Upsides

Tony Grimminck's appointment as CEO suggests potential strategic expansions.

The credit-based model could attract users seeking flexible content access.

Growing audiobook demand presents a market opportunity for Scribd.

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Requirements

Responsibilities

Skills

Scribd

About Scribd

Benefits

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that includes company-wide training, equitable hiring best practices, Employee Resource Groups, and company-wide goals.

Scribd flex - We embrace flexibility as a key principle and will allow employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the workstyle that best suits their individual needs and preferences.

Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability - We offer comprehensive healthcare plans and cover premiums for employees at 100%. PPO, HMO, and High Deductible Health Plans are available so you can choose whichever coverage supports your lifestyle best.

Matching 401(k) - Easily save for retirement with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of up to 3% company match with no waiting period.

Paid Time Off - A generous paid time off program that includes vacation time, personal days, sabbaticals, volunteer time, winter break, sick time, and more.

Paid parental leave - We provide paid time away from work for our new biological, adoptive, or foster parents.

Wellbeing - Resources, workshops & events to support your wellbeing journey: Mind, Body & Soul.

Curated Career Paths and Continuous Learning - The power to explore career paths & possibilities, and the tools to support your growth. From continuing education, degrees, or certifications, we support our employee’s career journeys.

Risks

Credit-based model may alienate users preferring unlimited access.

Spotify's competitive pricing could draw subscribers away from Scribd.

New CEO may disrupt Scribd's current business model and market position.

Differentiation

Scribd offers a diverse range of content types beyond just e-books.

The platform includes features like ScribdChat for author-reader interaction.

Scribd's user-friendly interface enhances the overall reading experience.

Upsides

Tony Grimminck's appointment as CEO suggests potential strategic expansions.

The credit-based model could attract users seeking flexible content access.

Growing audiobook demand presents a market opportunity for Scribd.

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