Data Scientist at Liveramp

LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform. We believe connected data has the power to change the world. Our platform powers insights and experiences centered around the needs of real people, and in ways that keep the Internet open for all. LiveRampers thrive on building together with curiosity and humility—and have a good bit of fun along the way. We’re always looking for smart, kind, and creative people to grow our team and impact.
 Mission: LiveRamp makes it safe and easy for businesses to use data effectively.
LiveRamp is currently ramping up its Safe Haven business in the U.S. and is in need of a skilled Data Scientist who can tell our customers a story with their data. You’ll work directly with our largest and most complex clients’ datasets and data teams to help them derive value from the newly unlocked potential that Safe Haven provides them. 
You will:

Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on how to efficiently leverage the Analytics Environment within LiveRamp’s Data Collaboration platform in order to help clients enable their use cases
Work efficiently with client data and analytics partners to define, configure, extract, aggregate, analyze, package, synthesize, and share data, results, and actionable insights to support client campaigns, products, or business decisions
Build up a strong understanding and expert knowledge of the various data sources and methodologies brought together for LiveRamp data sharing solutions – retail transaction data, 1st-party CRM data, ad exposure and response data, and 3rd-party data provider attributes (demographics, psychographics, lifestyle segments)
Collaborate with client on how to creatively leverage this rich data asset for their respective insight, segmentation, measurement, and activation needs
Identify data gaps and advocate for additional data sources to meet unmet marketplace need(s)
Build and foster positive reputation with client-facing delivery teams and Product & Engineering teams to successfully collaborate on designing, building, and launching analytical solutions
Outline pragmatic solutions to answering insight needs with an eye toward balancing quantitative rigor, data incompleteness, and timelines conducive to rudimentary vs. sophisticated methods
Prepare compelling analytical presentations and effectively communicate complex concepts to marketing and business audiences
Work with the internal engineering teams to provide input to the data science product roadmap
Provide mentorship and guidance to other data analysts/scientists where necessary

Your team will:
Help customers make sense of datasets from across the ecosystem and find meaningful value in sharing data with Safe Haven.
About you:

Bachelor’s degree in Math, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Predictive Analytics or other quantitative discipline (Master’s Preferred)
4+ years of work experience in a data science role ideally in a professional services environment: digital advertising, database marketing, or interactive/ technology consulting
4+ years of hands-on experience in data extraction and manipulation using tools such as SQL, Hive/ Impala/ Redshift/ BigQuery with minimal supervision
4+ years hands-on experience working with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker and/or others with minimal supervision
Solid understanding of current data science best practices and technology stacks
Experience generating consistently accurate, statistically sound analysis and interpreting, translating and synthesizing data into actionable insights in the form of reports, dashboards and client ready presentations
Hands on experience with propensity modeling, lookalike modeling and segmentation
Experience integrating multiple data sources (1st-party, 3rd-party, media activity) and utilizing creative analytical approaches to answer client audience insight or performance questions
2+ years of experience interfacing directly with clients and being able to present complex analytical material in an easy-to-understand manner
Experience with cloud computing services such as GCP
Attention to detail and time management - delivering high quality, client-ready work for multiple projects across several client engagements while meeting deadlines

Bonus Points:

Knowledgeable of the media planning, measurement, and optimization process and acumen (both online and offline)
2+ years of hands-on experience with scripting languages such as Python, PySpark, Spark, and/ or R for statistical modeling
Understanding of omni-channel campaign measurement methodologies
Demonstrated history of innovation with emerging ad platforms, data, measurement, or analysis techniques
Understanding of LiveRamp’s role in the market and the broader AdTech/MarTech space
Data privacy/security and related governance processes (Privacy Impact Assessment, CCPA, GDPR, etc)

 Benefits:

People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
Fun: We host in-person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues. 
Work/Life Harmony: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability. Plus, mental health support (via Talkspace), flexible time off, parental leave, family forming benefits, and a flexible lifestyle and wellbeing reimbursement program (up to $375 per quarter, U.S. LiveRampers)
Savings: Our 401K matching plan—1:1 match up to 6% of salary—helps you plan ahead.  Also Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 15% discount off purchase price of LiveRamp stock (U.S. LiveRampers)

RampRemote: A comprehensive office equipment and ergonomics program—we prove you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located.


Location: Work from home (remote-eligible roles)


More about us:
LiveRampers are empowered to live our values of committing to shared goals and operational excellence. Connecting LiveRampers to new ideas and to one another is one of our guiding principles—one that informs how we hire, train, and grow our global teams across nine countries and four continents. By continually building inclusive, high belonging teams, LiveRampers can deliver exceptional work, champion innovative ideas, and be their best selves. Click here to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) at LiveRamp.
LiveRamp is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics or other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. 

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