Data Scientist at Nielsen

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future. 

Nielsen Global Media collects billions of data points on what consumers watch and buy. We study consumers in more than 100 countries, and help our clients globally identify unmet needs, develop new products and deliver them in an engaging way.  We are constantly evolving, not only in terms of where we measure, or who we measure, but in how our insights can help drive profitable growth. 
 
DESCRIPTION
 
Member  of the research and Development (R&D) team that uses advanced coding,  modeling and analytics to develop future solutions and scale existing product  offerings around media campaign outcomes. Contribute to the standardization  and scalability of existing client solutions in the area of media, while  taking accountability for key decisions. Processing (client) data, and  applying advanced analytical solutions. Communicate and collaborate  effectively with others to discuss complex data-driven and code-related  matters. Develop new solutions for existing or future media clients. Use and  fit different mathematical and econometric models for explanatory purposes  that deliver better decisions, and create high-quality data visualizations for  internal and external purposes. Analysis and evaluation of large and complex  sets of consumer data (using data from millions of households). Perform  research and development based on multiple studies and analyze data on  customer demographics, preferences. Tools Python and packages for data  analysis (NumPy/ SciPy/ scikit-learn/ pandas / matplotlib, AWS, Docker,  Airflow, Git.
 
QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:Master’s Degree in mathematics, marketing, or a data-driven science related field with at least 3 years of experience in market research and data analysis (Would also accept Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience). Must include: Three (3) years of experience with: Statistical analysis; Survey writing; Experimental design; Media data, survey data, and survey research methodologies; Adapting analytical methodologies to cover new data sets and new use cases. Two (2) years of experience with: Data analysis, using python packages such as NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, pandas, matplotlib; Python programming; Version control tools such as git. Salary:  $153,525. M-F, 40 hours/week.
 
About Nielsen:
 
Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.
 
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As the arbiter of truth, Nielsen Global Media fuels the media industry with unbiased, reliable data about what people watch and listen to. To discover what’s true, we measure across all channels and platforms⁠—from podcasts to streaming TV to social media. And when companies and advertisers are armed with the truth, they have a deeper understanding of their audiences and can accelerate growth. 

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