Senior Data Scientist - AI Products

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Department Summary

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with stakeholders to identify high-impact, feasible opportunities for the AI Office and demonstrate how data science can drive business outcomes
• Develop machine learning models for customer segmentation, churn prediction, user modeling, and lifetime value estimation
• Design and deploy GenAI and LLM solutions to automate complex workflows, such as transcript analysis and compliance validation
• Transform and analyze large-scale structured and unstructured data (e.g., text, images) to uncover actionable insights
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and deploy scalable, cloud-based data science and GenAI solutions; provide technical mentorship
• Communicate complex models and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences via dashboards, notebooks, and presentations

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field
• Master’s or PhD in a relevant quantitative domain
• 4+ years of experience in data science and applied machine learning, with a proven track record of delivering business impact from data-driven solutions
• Experience with big data tools such as Amazon Athena, Redshift, BigQuery, Spark, or Teradata
• Experienced in prompt engineering, model evaluation, and deploying LLMs in production environments
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud environments and enterprise-scale ML platforms like Dataiku and Databricks

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong foundation in statistical and machine learning techniques, including regression, classification, clustering, neural networks, and ensemble models
• Proficient in Python and SQL for data science workflows; skilled in building and evaluating generative AI and LLM-based solutions
• Skilled in processing unstructured data (text, images) using modern ML/DL frameworks
• Proven ability to design, run, and analyze A/B tests and controlled experiments
• Familiarity with MLOps practices for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining ML/GenAI systems in production
• Data engineering skills for preprocessing, cleaning, and transforming large-scale datasets

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $110,100.00/Year - $157,300.00/Year

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

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