Data Scientist, Experimentation

Join News Corp in Austin, TX as a senior analytics partner helping teams make better product decisions through experimentation, business analytics, and reporting. This role partners across Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Business Intelligence to optimize product development and improve the consumer experience using advanced analytics and performance measurement. You will also be part of an in-person culture that balances creativity and innovation with strong data maturity.

• Support short- and long-term strategic goals across core product initiatives.
• Lead exploratory analyses to identify and size product development opportunities, weighing trade-offs between feature growth and optimization.
• Own learning agendas, design multivariate tests, and translate complex findings into recommendations that shape critical business decisions and inform the product roadmap.
• Define success metrics for strategic initiatives and deliver high-quality, data-driven analyses focused on consumer behavior, segmentation, and quality acquisition.
• Build and advance self-service AI-enabled reporting tools so cross-functional teams can explore, measure, and monitor performance independently.
• Improve tracking and data quality through continuous iteration, including deep-dive analyses to answer key product and business questions.
• Use descriptive, statistical, and predictive analytics to uncover foundational insights into consumer preferences, behaviors, and intent, with a direct path to influencing product direction.

• MS/BS in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or a related field, plus 2+ years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning, or applied statistics.
• Strong background in product analytics or experimentation.
• Proficiency in SQL
  , Python
  , Tableau
  , and Amplitude (or similar analytics tools).
• Experience with AI-enabled tools:
  Streamlit
  , Claude/MCP
  , n8n
  , Windsurf (required).
• Ability to create ETL pipelines using dbt +
  Airflow
  .
• Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on experimentation and measurable user experience impact.
• Excellent communication skills to explain analytical, statistical, or ML concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Python, SQL, Tableau, Amplitude
• dbt, Airflow
• Streamlit, MCP, Windsurf, Claude, n8n

• Inclusive and competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off
• Immediate eligibility into the Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

News Corp balances creativity and innovation with a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, employees work four or more days in the Austin headquarters.