Lead Data Scientist at System1

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Data Scientist to join our growing Data Analytics team. This person must have a strong background in data analysis and be able to effectively communicate complex analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, focusing on our highly profitable Search Engine Monetization business. This role requires a strong background in exploratory data analytics, statistics, data modeling as well as excellent communication and leadership skills. 

The Role You Will Have

Serve as a subject matter expert to both the Analytics team and business leaders, providing sound & data-driven strategies that help meet or exceed business goals 
Develop and create  models in production (classification, clustering, learning models, multivariate  regression, time series, k-means, etc.)  to identify the best business solution
Use Python and packages like Pandas, NumPy, etc., to perform complex statistical analysis on results, and utilize APIs for data ingestion 
Use SQL to self-serve data from disparate sources & manipulate multiple large data sets simultaneously for analysis 
Perform complex exploratory analysis on historical search engine marketing campaign data  -  including keyword performance, ad spend, and conversions - and identify opportunities for new expansion  & data acquisition
Collaborate with teams in Taxonomy & Performance Marketing to proactively identify keyword trends & develop data-driven optimization strategies
Use tools like Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI to visualize results and present directly to business leaders
Provide mentorship & training to junior analysts and new hires, and evangelize ways to implement better data-driven practices throughout the organization
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in search engine marketing and data analysis



What You Bring to the Team

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g. Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics,  Data Science)
7+ years of progressive experience in data analysis/data science and handling of large data sets 
Strong experience with mathematical optimization methods, exploratory data analysis,  predictive modeling and machine learning techniques
Advanced proficiency in SQL  
Strong proficiency in Python & its data science packages (Pandas, NumPy, MatPlotLib, Seaborn, etc.)
Familiarity with digital marketing KPIs including CPA, CPC, CPM and ROAS
Experience with big data technologies (e.g. AWS, Snowflake, Hadoop, Spark, BigQuery)
Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI), as well as surfacing insights with interactive notebooks (e.g Jupyter, Google Colab)
Familiarity with pulling data from third party API’s and basic ETL processing
Excellent communication, and experience in providing leadership within your team (code-review or pair-programming, interviewing & onboarding new hires, etc.)



What We Have to Offer

Competitive salary + bonus + equity
Generous PTO + 11 company holidays
Open sick time
100% covered Medical, Dental, Vision for employees
401k with match
Health & Dependent Care Flex Spending Account 
Paid professional development
Leadership & growth opportunities
Virtual company and team building events 
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