Priya Patel

priya.patel@email.com · (408) 555-0341 · Los Gatos, United States linkedin.com/in/priyapatel

Senior Data Scientist

Technical Skills

• Machine Learning: Deep Learning Recommendation Systems Causal Inference NLP Time Series
• Engineering: Python PyTorch Spark SQL Airflow
• Experimentation: A/B Testing Statistical Modeling Bayesian Methods

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Summary

Senior data scientist with 5+ years of experience applying machine learning to consumer products. Expert in recommendation systems, causal inference, and experimentation design. Built models influencing product decisions for 100M+ users.

Experience

Senior Data Scientist — Netflix

2022-01 – Present

• Developed a deep learning-based content recommendation model that improved user engagement by 12% across 100M+ profiles.
• Designed and analyzed causal inference frameworks for content investment decisions, influencing $500M+ in annual content spending.
• Led experimentation platform upgrades that reduced A/B test duration by 35% through sequential testing methodologies.
• Presented findings to executive leadership monthly, directly shaping the product roadmap.

Data Scientist — LinkedIn

2019-03 – 2021-12

• Built a graph neural network model for professional network recommendations, increasing connection acceptance rates by 25%.
• Created an automated anomaly detection system monitoring 500+ business metrics, reducing incident detection time from hours to minutes.
• Developed a churn prediction model achieving 92% accuracy, enabling proactive retention campaigns that reduced churn by 18%.

Education

• M.S. in Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University (2017-08 – 2019-05)
• B.S. in Statistics & Computer Science, University of Illinois (2013-08 – 2017-05)

Certifications

• Kaggle Grandmaster (2023)
• AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty (2022)