DraftKings is looking to optimize how players engage with their Online Sportsbook products over time by building advanced models and algorithms, analyzing large-scale behavioral datasets, and driving measurable impact through experimentation and productionized solutions.
Requirements
- Proven experience applying machine learning and statistical modeling to solve real-world business problems, ideally in marketing or customer lifecycle contexts.
- Strong proficiency in Python (or R) and experience working with large datasets using SQL and distributed computing platforms.
- Ability to structure and execute data science projects and deliver business value through production-ready models.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end modeling projects to improve customer engagement and retention, from ideation to production deployment.
- Build, test, and optimize machine learning models to forecast user behavior, personalize promotions, and enhance Sportsbook product engagement.
- Partner with engineers, analysts, product managers, and marketers to translate insights into scalable solutions embedded within customer-facing systems.
- Mentor junior data scientists and share modeling and engineering best practices across the team.
- Clearly communicate findings and the impact of your models to stakeholders to influence product and marketing strategy.
Other
- Experience leading and coaching other data scientists
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- You may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment.
