Job Description
FocusKPI is looking for a Data Scientist to work for our client.
WORK LOCATION: Remote, until office reopens.
DURATION: Contract position with potential for extension or conversion.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform hands-on coding to retrieve and analyze large datasets using Python and SQL
- Integrate disparate data sources and leverage state-of-the-art analytics best practices to deliver integrated actionable insights to partners and stakeholders
- Manage and streamline data extraction process with great attention to details
- Assess the potential usefulness, validity, and rigor of new data sources
- Work with cross-functional team to ensure that the quality of the data are of the highest standard
- Help with media mix models to connect the impact of marketing tactics and business short-term and long-term outcomes
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in statistics/mathematics, engineering, computer science, economics, or related field
- 3+ years of industry experience in data, analytics, data science role
- Proficient coding skills (SQL/Python/R)
- Deep knowledge on relational database capabilities
- Experience in integrating, structuring, and analyzing large amounts of data from diverse sources
- Strong project management skills and attend-to-detail documentation skills.
- Experience with big data technologies (Hive/Hadoop) and modern data visualization tools (Tableau, ThoughtSpot, Looker, etc)
- Strong written & verbal communication with the ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to a range of audiences and to ‘tell a story’ that provides insight into the business
- You have a passion for working in a fast-paced agile environment.
- A collaborative mindset and sense of curiosity
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD degree in statistics/mathematics, engineering, computer science, economics, or related field
- Experience with predictive modeling algorithms and optimization techniques
- Experience applying statistics to business problems
- Experience with advertising, measurement, and/or digital marketing analytics
- Experience with advertising technology platforms Ad servers, DSPs, DMPs, etc.
Thank you!
FocusKPI Hiring Team
Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.