Senior Product Data Scientist, Media Services - Full-time

Position Overview

The Senior Product Data Scientist, Media Services role at Apple is part of the Services Products Data Science & Analytics organization. The position supports product and business teams by delivering data‐driven insights on content performance, strategy, and customer experience—all while upholding a strong dedication to customer privacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide data‐driven insights to support decision‐making across product, business, and creative teams.
• Inform the understanding of how users discover and engage with content and subscription offerings.
• Define engineering and business intelligence requirements for new datasets and data products to enable product feature and content launches.
• Collaborate with the broader data science organization on cross‐functional initiatives for a comprehensive view of Apple Services.
• Design, implement, and evaluate A/B tests and experiments to continuously improve the product experience.
• Develop and deploy machine learning models to optimize products and services.
• Partner with business stakeholders to shape roadmaps, influence priorities, and support product strategy with data.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficient in extracting insights from large datasets using programming languages such as Python and SQL.
• Skilled in designing and executing experimentation strategies, including test definition and results measurement.
• Experienced in applying statistical methods to business problems including classification, segmentation, and forecasting.
• Proven ability to solve ambiguous, real‐world problems using data science techniques and effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non‐technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced causal inference methods.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks like Spark.
• Experience in using AI to augment data science workflows.
• Background in the media or entertainment industry.
• A passion for film, television, and/or music domains.

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, your base pay is part of a comprehensive total compensation package determined within a range. For this role, the base pay range is between $163,300 and $290,100, based on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in discretionary employee stock programs.
• Receive benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and tuition reimbursement for qualifying educational expenses.
• This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission payments, and relocation assistance.