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Data Scientist, Trust and Safety - TikTok

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Data Scientist, Trust and Safety - TikTok

San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Team Introduction
The Platform Product Management team is under TikTok Trust and Safety. Their goal is to keep our user and community safe. We are Data-TnS data product & general service team. Our team mainly services TnS business and provides data solutions and data insights for the business.

Responsibilities
- Work with large and complex data sets to support project execution and strategic planning
- Own large-scale quantitative analysis projects from start to finish, including developing metrics, creating analytical frameworks and distilling complex results into clear and concise insights
- Design and establish comprehensive product metrics frameworks based on product stages and business purposes.

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- Conduct A/B testing and experimentation and provide actionable insights to stakeholders for improving or iterating product features.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify business opportunities, and influence stakeholders through data-based recommendations
- Research data science theories and methodology to evaluate and improve various CV/NLP models, LLMs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or above, preferably in mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering, or related fields
- Experienced in adopting scientific methods to solve business problems;
- Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams, communicating across effectively and efficiently;
- Ownership; proactive, skillful, candid and clear communication; ability to handle high complexity, urgency, cross-functional alignment; stay empathetic.
- Team management experience. Experience in leading, managing and coaching team members.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in content safety related area.
- Possess at least one advantage among content understanding/ moderation, machine learning, measurement-and-experiment-driven product iteration, LLM applications, LLM evaluation, Prompt Engineering.
- Ability to synthesize and communicate complex concepts and analyses in a coherent and comprehensive way;

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $244000 - $329333 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-7496622356800391431
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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