Lead Data Scientist

CNMK Texas Properties
Plano, TX, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

A/B Testing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Airflow Microsoft Azure Big Data Computer Programming Data Visualization DevOps Python (Programming Language) Natural Language Processing Power BI Tensorflow
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SQL Databases Data Streaming Unstructured Data Workflow Management Systems Pytorch Deep Learning Pandas Scikit Learn Information Technology Performance Monitor Machine Learning Operations

Job description

The Lead Data Scientist is a technical leader responsible for designing, building, deploying, and operating data science and machine learning solutions at scale. This role combines advanced modeling expertise with strong MLOps ownership, ensuring models move reliably from experimentation to production and deliver sustained business value. A highly motivated problem-solver who works cross-functionally across the organization to design, evaluate, and support showtime demand forecasting and optimization initiatives., * Partner with business leadership and cross-functional teams to define, support, and operationalize business initiatives.

  • Lead projects and mentor junior team members in an enterprise environment.
  • Lead the design and development of predictive, classification, forecasting, and generative AI models using structured and unstructured data
  • Apply advanced techniques including tree-based-based models, time-series, deep learning, and NLP where appropriate
  • Design, execute, and evaluate A/B tests to measure an incremental impact on revenue.
  • Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle: development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and retraining-to-end ML lifecycle
  • Architect scalable dashboards in Power BI that handle high-cardinality dimensions using aggregations, extracts, semantic models, row-level security, and incremental refresh to monitor performance, trends and accuracy.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Statistics?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Education

  • Bachlelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or a related quantitative discipline. Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Experience
  • 5+ years of experience applying data science or operations research to business decision-making, with a demonstrated track record of innovation and impact.
  • Required Skills & Expertise
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience and proficiency in Python and SQL for large-scale data analysis, modeling, and automation.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure and Fabric and the ability to lead end-to-end model development and deployment.
  • Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow). Experience with MLOps / DevOps is a strong plus.
  • Experience deploying models via APIs, batch pipelines, or streaming architecture
  • Computational Programming with Python including packages such as Pandas, scikit-learn, Pytorch/Tensorflow
  • Statistical and predictive modeling
  • Experience building data visualizations and dashboards using Power BI, including working with high-cardinality data.
  • Ability to clearly explain analytical approaches, model assumptions, results, and implications to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discount, At Cinemark, we believe every team member should feel like a hero. Each career comes with a variety of blockbuster benefits for both hourly and salaried team members.
  • Employee Discount
  • 401(k) Matching*
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Education Assistance*
  • Health Benefits*
  • Parental Leave*
  • Paid Time Off*
  • Daily Pay*
  • Free Movies*
  • Benefits may vary by career category, so be sure to check the specific details on our career site.

DISCLAIMER: This job description is intended only as a general guideline of your duties and responsibilities at Cinemark and is not a legally binding contract. Cinemark reserves the right to amend, change or terminate the job description, as it deems appropriate. Any change amendments, or modifications may be implemented even though they have not been communicated, reprinted or substituted in this job description.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About the company

As part of our Cinemark Universe, you’ll discover fun opportunities with real growth potential and plenty of perks. With 500+ theatres and nearly 6,000 screens; we’re truly a global presence of 20,000 movie lovers working together to make unforgettable experiences.

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