Senior Data Scientist Experimentation at Getty Images

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Senior Data Scientist - Calgary - Remote 

Duration: Permanent 
Location: Calgary (Remote)
Start: ASAP

Due to the current conditions of COVID-19, this key position will initially work from home, until such a time when we return to our office.


Who You Are:

Getty is embarking on its next wave of innovation in visual storytelling and how to put the perfect image or video in our customer’s hands, be it for a society-changing headline or a brand’s next big campaign—truly moving the world with images. 
We are looking for a curious hardworking and innovative Senior Data Scientist to help optimize Getty Images search experiences for our customers. This is a high-impact position where you will guide product strategy through data insights and experimentation. Your vision to extract insights about our customers, apply sophisticated statistical methods, and data-informed decisions will affect over 50 million visitors from almost every country in the world, with a direct tie to Getty Images' revenue.  
In this position, you will own designing tests, developing experimentation methods, analyzing results, drawing out customer insights, and driving standard methodologies as we accelerate our experimentation. Partnering with product, data scientists, data analysts, and data engineers, you will help define success and our test and learn strategy. 



Your Next Challenge: 

Design and execute our online experiments (ex: A/B tests) that help us improve and fine-tune our data-focused features, algorithms/models, and products (ex: Search) 
Work with product managers, designers, engineers, other data scientists, and partner teams to frame experimentation problems, both statistically and within the business and customer context 
Cross collaboration with teams to help improve our experimentation pipeline and platform 
Proactively conduct hypothesis-focused deep dives and explorations of user behavior data. Collaborate and partner with the User Experience Research team to demonstrate qualitative and quantitative insights to develop new hypotheses and advise on our experimentation roadmap. 
Work with engineering teams to improve data collection procedures to ensure integrity and quality of the data 
Develop and validate new metrics 
Co-create with stakeholders to identify and prioritize areas of opportunity  
Present metric development, testing methodologies, and experimentation results to technical and non-technical partners, clearly and concisely 
Use your storytelling and communications skills to influence the business based on the results of yourdata science expertise.  



What You'll Need: 

Expertise in statistical methods (including Bayesian statistics) 
Excellent application skills in experimentation methodologies (A/B, multi-armed bandit) and causal inferences 
Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R/Python and libraries like pandas, scipy, stats models, scikit-learn, tidyverse (dplyr, ggplot2, etc.) 
Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL and Hive. 
Experience with Big Data systems and distributed computing, such as Hadoop and Spark 
A self-directed individual, confident decision-maker, ability to work in ambiguous conditions, ability to break down complex problems 
Strong communication skills; both written and verbal 
An ability to focus on customers and their needs; can contextualize insights in product and business contexts 
A Ph.D. or MS in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Natural Sciences, or any other equivalent quantitative field is helpful. If you are self-taught and believe you are an excellent fit for this role or have significant work experience, we would love to talk! 



Mental and Physical Demands:

A quiet location with reliable high-speed internet connectivity, environment suitable for professional work (desk, chair, external monitor, etc.)
Frequent communication with others to exchange information
Frequent sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing; Time of each will vary
Constant operation of computer and frequent usage of other office machinery, including (but not limited to) calculator, copy machine, computer printer, etc
Constant assessment of accuracy and thoroughness of the work assignment



Due to the current conditions and impact of Covid-19, this key position will initially work from home, until such a time we open our offices. At the time of the local office opening, employees and managers will partner to determine the work site location in line with our Flexible working policy.

Benefits at Getty Images
 
Extended Health Insurance
We provide comprehensive health and dental benefits.
 
Time off Work/life balance is important to us
We provide flexible time off and 10 sick days each calendar year. Additionally, we pay 4 weeks of fully-paid Parental Leave for new parents, with primary caregivers eligible for an additional 8 weeks of fully-paid leave.  
 
Company Paid Holidays
Employees enjoy company-paid holidays for each of our global locations.
 
Disability and Life Insurance
We automatically enroll and pay for Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D) up to 2 times your annual salary. We also provide you with fully paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance. 
 
Employee Assistance Program
Employees have access to free, confidential assistance for everyday problems such as stress management, financial coaching, marital or family issues, substance abuse, occupational problems, and referrals for legal, childcare, and eldercare services. Employees can seek additional discounts on other wellness activities such as travel, gym memberships, and sports! Through our EAP services, employees are also eligible for 3 free counseling visits and life coaching sessions.  
 

Group RRSP Matching Program  
Save for retirement by making contributions consistently and conveniently. Getty Images will match 100% of your  contributions, up to a maximum of 3% of your base salary!

Learning & Growth
We value continuous learning and development to help everyone develop their skills. Enjoy mentorship, curated training & more.

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Covid-19 Company Statement:
Getty Images does not require employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but vaccination or testing may be mandated by the relevant local laws with which Getty Images will comply. If this position involves contact with third parties, attendance on site for events, travel and/or work in our offices, those actions will be subject to any to relevant local laws, venue or customer requirements, or travel requirements regarding vaccines or testing (and exemptions thereto).  

US Specific:
Getty Images does not require employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but vaccination or testing has been mandated by the Biden administration and that mandate applies to our US workforce. If this position involves contact with third parties, attendance on site for events, travel and/or work in our offices, those actions will be subject to any to relevant local laws, venue or customer requirements, or travel requirements regarding vaccines or testing (and exemptions thereto).

Who We Are:
For over 25 years, Getty Images has embraced disruption and change; riding the digital wave to evolve from a fragmented, analog stock photo business into a multi-billion dollar, global e-commerce industry leader and trusted brand. The breadth and quality of our content has always allowed our customers and partners to tell their stories with greater creativity and accuracy, eliciting more emotion and enabling more action. 
 
Help us move the world with images!
Getty Images is the most trusted and esteemed source of visual content in the world available through its industry-leading sites www.gettyimages.com and www.istock.com. The Getty Images website serves creative, business and media customers in almost 200 countries and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful content from the world's best photographers and videographers.
 
Getty Images works with over 360,000 contributors and image partners to provide comprehensive coverage of more than 160,000 news, sport and entertainment events, impactful creative imagery to communicate any commercial concept and the world's deepest digital archive of historic photography. With over 440 million assets, of which over 320 million are digitized, encompassing the latest global news, sports, celebrity, music and fashion coverage; exclusive conceptual creative images; and the world’s largest commercial archive. New content is added daily, with 8-10 million new assets added each quarter.
 
Getty Images offers the most exclusive and unique creative and editorial visual content globally. The breadth and quality of our content allows our customers and partners to tell their stories with greater creativity and accuracy, thereby eliciting more emotion and enabling more action. Getty Images moves the world —whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving. Getty Images offers the highest quality and most diverse visual content, based on industry-leading expertise and innovation.

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As a company, we're committed to living these Principles every day. Here's how we support our mission to be the best place to work globally.

We are trustworthy, transparent, and honest
We love character, authenticity, and integrity.

We always raise the bar
Excellence is our norm; we get better through endeavor, curiosity, and speed.

We collectively bring solutions
We love debate, but collaborating to solve problems for ourselves and our customers is everyone’s responsibility.

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We are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experience
Diversity and inclusion are never done, but we are passionate in their pursuit.

We are one Getty Images with no silos
We share goals and accountability; we and actively seek information and expertise; we make time for our peers.

We deliver on our commitments, and commercial goals
With one voice and shared accountability.

We put the customer at the heart of everything we do
We listen to, anticipate, and exceed customer needs, adapting as they evolve.


We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives. Women, gender-nonbinary, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

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