Hybrid Principal Data Scientist

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About the role

  • Data Scientist shaping performance measurement and optimization for Universal Ads. Collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Data teams, focusing on large datasets and experimental analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Experience navigating and working with large data sets, and designing and analyzing experiments
  • Develop experimentation and causal inference frameworks to quantify the impact of new product s and advertiser-level performance ramps, including methods to address skewness and low-signal environments
  • Analyze large-scale identity, auction, and conversion datasets to uncover performance drivers, optimize advertiser ROI, and inform measurement and optimization roadmap
  • Support the development of advanced measurement methodologies ( e.g. Halo), collaborating closely with Product and Engineering to test, validate, and scale solutions
  • Translate analytical insights into production-ready features and system improvements
  • Stay current with advancements in data science, machine learning, and advertising technology, incorporating new methodologies and tools into the team’s workflow
  • Conduct rigorous analyses and communicate findings clearly to technical stakeholders, driving data-informed decisions across teams
  • Interacts and leads meetings with product and service teams to identify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative field
  • 10+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or applied statistics (or 5+ years with Ph.D.)
  • Proven ability to work with large, complex datasets
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL or R and statistical/machine learning libraries
  • Strong understanding of experiment design, causal inference, and modeling techniques (e.g., regression, uplift modeling, Bayesian methods)
  • Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Plotly) and storytelling for non-technical audiences.

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • retirement plans
  • paid time off
  • flexible work arrangements
  • professional development
  • bonuses
  • best-in-class Benefits

Job title

Principal Data Scientist

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$194,371 - $291,557 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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