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Data Scientist - TikTok Ads, Ads Measurement, Signal and Privacy

AT TikTok
TikTok

Data Scientist - TikTok Ads, Ads Measurement, Signal and Privacy

San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

About The Tiktok Measurement, Signal & Privacy Product Data Science Team
We're the TikTok Monetization Products data science team, who enables and champions data driven decision making. Our Vision is to become the world class data science team, where data is used rigorously to drive all decision making. Our Mission is to drive monetization and sustainable revenue growth for TikTok through data science.

Given the fast growth of TikTok in the world, we are aiming to build industry leading ads Tiktok Measurement, Signal & Privacy products. The Measurement, Signal & Privacy team's goal is to help marketers to collect the users of Tiktok activities, measure their true business value generated by TikTok across all of their paid channels and in turn use that data to improve their ads performance, while complying with user privacy choices. We are seeking an experienced data scientist to identify growth opportunities and enhance the product capabilities by applying experimental design, causal inference and funnel analysis approaches to help advertisers measure their true business value on the TikTok platform.

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Responsibilities
- Design and analyze internal or advertiser facing experiments or causal inference analyses to drive product improvements with cross-functional teams
- Identify opportunities to build new or enhance ad measurement products
- Develop and validate new approaches to address measurement challenges based on statistically rigorous solutions
- Build cross-functional relationships with engineers, product managers, product marketing and other key stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve products, drive product launches and influence product roadmaps

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years industry experience and advanced degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, BioStatistics, Political Science, Economics, Quantitative Social Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent practical experience
- Extensive knowledge and experience in statistical methodologies, especially hypothesis testing, experimental design and causal inference
- Proven experience in querying and analyzing large datasets using SQL/Hive, and proficient in scripting languages like Python/R
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking with demonstrated product sense and leadership in working environment

Preferred Qualifications:
- Able to work independently in an innovative and fast-paced environment
- Knowledge or experience in digital advertising measurement (Brand or DR) is a plus
- Knowledge or experience with privacy technologies is a plus (e.g., secure multi-party computation techniques, differential privacy, federated learning)

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $201000 - $395000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA, USA
Job ID: TikTok-7276489662595942711
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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