Senior Principal Data Scientist, Agentic AI

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Location
Atlanta, GA
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Full-time
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6 days ago
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About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Data Scientist, Agentic AI

The Sr. Principal Data Scientist (Agentic AI) serves as a high-level technical individual contributor and company-wide authority in advanced Data Science, Machine Learning, and Applied AI. You will design and build enterprise-grade Agentic AI systems, including autonomous and multi-agent workflows featuring reasoning, tool use, planning, memory, and orchestration. Key responsibilities include establishing scalable patterns for agent architecture, evaluation, observability, and guardrails while leading the end-to-end implementation of models for content intelligence, audience modeling, and advertising monetization. You will utilize Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, SQL, AWS, GCP, and Snowflake to solve complex problems in streaming, linear TV, and direct-to-consumer platforms. This role requires deep expertise in predictive modeling, MLOps, causal inference, and large-scale recommender systems to drive business-critical AI solutions.

What does a Data Scientist earn?

Median $171000 from 347 postings across 66 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build enterprise-grade Agentic AI systems with autonomous workflows and multi-agent reasoning.
  • Establish scalable patterns for agent architecture, evaluation, observability, and human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of advanced ML systems for content intelligence and audience personalization.
  • Architect production-grade ML systems integrated with cloud data ecosystems like AWS, Snowflake, and GCP.
  • Implement state-of-the-art models including recommender systems, time-series forecasting, and generative AI.
  • Define best practices for MLOps, including CI/CD, model monitoring, drift detection, and feature stores.
  • Serve as a technical advisor to senior leaders to influence enterprise AI roadmaps and architectural decisions.
  • Mentor senior data scientists through technical guidance, design reviews, and deep problem-solving.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related discipline.
  • 18–20 years of total experience with 13–15 years specifically in Data Science/ML, including hands-on technical leadership.
  • Deep expertise in predictive modeling, optimization, advanced ML techniques, MLOps, and large-scale model deployment.
  • Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, SQL, and modern cloud ecosystems including AWS, GCP, and Snowflake.
  • Demonstrated experience in Media & Entertainment, streaming, digital advertising, or consumer intelligence.
  • Strong communication skills to influence executives and mentor senior technical teams.
  • Experience developing or customizing Large Language Models or multimodal foundation models (preferred).
  • Patent, publication, or conference-track record in ML/AI (preferred).

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