REMOTE Job: Data Scientist IV - Contract

Position Details

Payrate: $120/HR on W2

Location: New York, NY - REMOTE

Position Title: Data Scientist IV
About the Consumer Data Science Team:
The Consumer Data Science team leverages data to help grow the client through robust data foundations, metrics, and strategic insights generated through experimentation and cutting-edge DS methods.
We work on a wide range of challenging problems in the areas of metrics, measurement, modeling, and experimentation. We are a highly collaborative team of passionate data scientists and engineers who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible with machine learning and statistical modelling.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our growing Consumer Data Science team. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a key role in developing as well as applying cutting-edge DS models/methods to help grow Reddit. You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and other data scientists to identify opportunities, define metrics, and build solutions that drive significant impact for Reddit.
Main job duties include:

• Design, develop, and apply DS solutions to inform improvements in across our main Consumer product teams, including Feeds, Search, Growth and Content Ecosystem.
• Creating data assets (new tables, self-serve dashboards, etc.) to enable partners to answer their own data questions
• Creating reporting dashboards for product and engineering partners to understand top line metrics movements and deep dive into specific areas of interest
• Analyse large-scale datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define product requirements and translate them into data science solutions
• Uncovering strategic insights and sharing them with stakeholders to shape future product directions
• Develop ML models & DS methods to improve anomaly detection, prediction, & pattern recognition
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders across the organization

Qualifications:

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or a related field
• Strong understanding of statistical modelling, machine learning algorithms, causal inference and experimental design
• Experience with large-scale data processing and analysis using tools such as Spark, Hadoop, or Hive; knowledge of BigQuery a plus
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Proficiency in Python or R and experience with machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch

Bonus:

• Experience working in the Consumer technology space
• Experience with causal inference and A/B testing