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Associate Data Scientist
Viacom
New York, NY, United States
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Overview and Responsibilities
In this role, the ideal candidate will join an exciting new department at Viacom (Content Innovation Analytics) that touches all of the hottest topics in the TV research industry today… big data, data visualization, predictive content/show analytics, total cross-platform consumption and forecasting, and most importantly, translation of data into new products, visuals, tools, and insights.
As a Jr. Data Scientist, you will be part of our Data Science team where you will analyze data from different sources, apply advance analytics, statistical techniques and machine learning to generate deeper knowledge of the TV viewing audience.
Our team is looking for an experienced, hands-on Jr. Data Scientist with a passion for heterogeneous data (particularly survey data); out-of-the-box thinking; problem solving; experience in big data, statistics and machine learning, and an interest in the TV content landscape. The Jr. Data Scientist will work with a tight data and product team consisting of TV experts who will define the business cases, data scientists who will model the data for continuous insights and solutions, and full stack engineers who will focus on visualization.
Basic Qualifications
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale analysis of various data types, statistics and machine learning
• BA/BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Information systems, Mathematics, Statistics or other related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Expertise in Python, R and SQL
• Experience in databases (eg. Redshift, PostgreSQL, Redis) is preferred.
Additional Qualifications
• Understand all types of data sets (e.g., survey data, transactional data, other syndicated consumer data, social data)
• Creative thought leader and problem solver who thrives in a ‘think tank-ish’ entrepreneurial environment
• Strong team player and contributor, leader, manager, mentor, and positive catalyst
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to be able to work successfully with key stakeholders, communicate with upper management, and drive enthusiasm and adoption of new products
• Ability to multi-task, work under deadlines, work independently, within a very dynamic, fast-paced, and forward thinking environment
• Experience in working with, and passionate about: data science, big data, survey data, social data, cloud environments, data platform architecture, BI, data visualization, data automation
• Experience in a media/entertainment or marketing/advertising industry environment or on behalf of media/entertainment or marketing/advertising industry clients is a plus