Data Scientist

About the role

FanDuel is looking for a Data Scientist to drive our Sportsbook customer generosity distribution and bonus spend optimization. In this role, you will be responsible for customer segmentation, modeling, automation, reporting, and data analysis across all areas of Sportsbook generosity distribution. This is a great opportunity for somebody who wants to work in an environment where curiosity is rewarded, and people are empowered to make decisions. The ideal candidate will have a passion for continual learning and developing innovative solutions to business problems.

Responsibilities

• Take on data science projects from start to finish, including working with stakeholders to agree on project KPIs and reporting on progress and outcomes throughout projects at an agreed cadence.
• Deliver high-quality analysis, customer segmentation, and predictive models which help drive incremental revenue through optimal automated bonus spend distribution.
• Improve our understanding of customer behaviors, efficiency of promotions, and effectiveness of bonus spend.
• Leverage AI to accelerate and enhance your work, ensuring high integrity, managing AI risk of error, and maintaining excellent understanding of AI output to avoid blind trust.
• Through idea generation and exploratory analysis, develop new and innovative ways to turn behaviors into features for use in analysis, segmentation, and predictive modeling.
• Create, modify, and evolve models which solve business problems and show demonstrable improvements to department KPIs.
• Demonstrate accurate insights and predictions using easy-to-interpret visualizations and clear explanations of results, recommendations, methods, biases, and limitations.
• Work with Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering to optimize data quality and data modeling pipelines.
• Take responsibility to learn the necessary skills and techniques to develop the ability to work with independence, integrity, and accuracy.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to help identify areas for improvement and support their strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1+ years of previous Data Science experience.
• Minimum 1+ years building and deploying complex machine learning models with real-world applications.
• Developed technical skill set which facilitates high-quality, efficient, and comprehensive quantitative analysis.
• Proficient in SQL and experience manipulating large datasets in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient in statistical or programming software and techniques (e.g., Python, R, C#, VBA).
• Experienced in explaining technical projects to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with data visualization tools like Tableau is an advantage.
• Undergraduate degree in a numerate or technical discipline.
• Interest in sports is a plus.
• Interest or experience in the sports betting industry is an advantage.

About FanDuel

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering, including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product. FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network, and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Jersey City, and globally in Canada and Scotland. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans (some as low as $0 per paycheck), including fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave).
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance).
• 401k with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• 14 paid company holidays.

Pay

The applicable salary range for this position is $98,000 - $128,100 USD, dependent on relevant experience, location, business needs, and market demand.

This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock program participation.