Heidi Jiang
Lead Data Scientist
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolHeidi Jiang is a seasoned data science leader currently serving as Lead Data Scientist at The New York Times, bringing nine years of experience across academia and media analytics. Trained as a computationally oriented neuroscientist, she earned a BS in Cognitive Science from Brown and a PhD in Neuroscience from Northwestern, grounding her work in rigorous scientific methods. Her NYT tenure includes roles from Data Scientist to Senior Data Scientist, followed by a stint as Senior Lead Data Scientist at Peacock, before returning to NYT as Lead in 2024. Based in New York, she specializes in translating complex research into production-ready analytics that inform editorial decisions and audience strategies at scale. An Insight Data Science Fellow, she bridges academic insight with industry delivery, combining scientific rigor with practical data storytelling.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science at Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Northwestern University
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
heidijiang/heidijiang.github.io
Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
heidijiang/tick-tackles-toad
Feb 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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