The Data Scientist will utilize advanced analytics and predictive models to build the organization’s understanding of business clients.
The person in this role will leverage various data sources to gain insights.
He or she will have deep experience and advanced capabilities with a variety of tools to access, analyze, and visualize data.
This person will have superior communication skills, with an ability to make advanced analytics concepts accessible to non-technical business partners.
The right candidate will have an understanding of basic credit underwriting and marketing principles, and will have a demonstrated interest in and facility with “test and learn” strategies and data analysis; further, they will demonstrate “analytic curiosity,” wanting to understand the why behind the what.
The Marketing Data Scientist will collaborate cross-functionally and with executive leadership to define and execute strategies.This position is located in downtown Los Angeles.HERE ARE THE KINDS OF SKILLS WE’RE LOOKING FOR: An undergrad, masters or PhD degree in computer science or a quantitative domain plus hands-on software engineering and data science experience.
Technical understanding must go from the highest abstractions down to the metal.2-5 years experience delivering, scaling, and owning highly successful and innovative data science products with your fingerprints all over them you’re extremely proud of what you’ve accomplished.Demonstrable proficiency in coding (Python, Sparq, R preferred) and programming concepts, combined with the enthusiasm and passion to build.An ability to connect the deep domain expertise of the researcher with the pragmatism and scrappiness of the entrepreneur you’re a true generalist.Demonstrable expertise building modeling and data science tools and platforms you want to own the workflows of how Uber does data science.Demonstrable deep domain expertise in your area of choice we’re looking to build teams that inspire each other to teach and be taught with their skills.A high bar across the board from your own contributions to the people you work with to the products you work onA “driver” personality biased toward action, great collaborator and master disambiguator/simplifier constantly pushing toward clarity and delivery.Grittiness.
You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and tackle something hands-on, you persevere when others fall away.Finger-tippiness with data: you just go get the data you need with no muss/fuss and can whip it into an insightful story with no help.
You know how to leverage data to make decisions without getting stuck in paralysis by analysis.Job Type: Full-timeEducation:Bachelor’s (Required)Location:Los Angeles, CA (Required)