Sophie Wei
Data Scientist @Fanatics
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Data Scientist @Fanatics
San Francisco, CA, US
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Statistics, Measurement , Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART)
University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Applied Linguistics
University of Pennsylvania
Summer Program, 21th Century Government and Society
ABOUT SOPHIE WEI
With 6+ years of experience in the Data Science landscape, I specialize in architecting end-to-end Search & Discovery ecosystems within the E-commerce domain. Currently, I lead the data science initiatives for the Search Thrust at Fanatics, where I’ve spent the past 5 years transforming how millions of fans discover and interact with their favorite sports gear.My expertise lies at the intersection of Search Relevance, Machine Learning, and Customer Personalization. I have a proven track record of:Re-defining Search: Driving the roadmap for search ranking and retrieval, leveraging Learning-to-Rank (LTR), Semantic Search, and NLP to maximize Revenue per Search (RPS) and CVR. Building Customer Ecosystems: Developing sophisticated user profiling and personalization frameworks that bridge the gap between static data and real-time intent, creating a cohesive \"Personalized Mall\" experience.Leveraging AI Innovation: Integrating GenAI and LLMs to enhance query understanding and automate metadata enrichment, ensuring our search engine stays at the forefront of AI-driven commerce.I am passionate about solving complex, high-scale optimization problems and translating deep technical insights into measurable business growth.Core Tech Stack: Learning to Rank (LTR), LLMs, Vector Search, A/B Testing, Spark, Python, SQL.
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.