Data Scientist, Paramount Advertising

Overview and Responsibilities

Advertising on all formats is being reinvented through new business models and the combination of big data, predictive analytics, optimization and other modern data science and analysis techniques. We at Paramount Advanced Advertising are at the forefront of this reinvention and are currently looking for new, key individuals to join our mission! Our Product Science and Data Analytics team is looking for a Data Scientist!

• Work with data scientists, data engineers, and software engineers to deliver analysis sought at underlying business objectives.
• Coordinate with product management and software development to implement new data driven methodologies that improve product performance and capabilities of Paramount’s Advance Advertising Group.
• Monitor and maintain existing prediction, optimization, and simulation engines.
• Implement custom SQL queries against our data warehouse (Redshift/Snowflake), run statistical data analyses, and write custom Python code in a production level environment.
• Perform root cause analyses, statistical data analyses, and other types of analyses related to platform performance, as determined by business leadership.
• Design and implement new statistical analyses that answer key business questions.
• Present your analyses to technical and non-technical resources.

Basic Qualifications

• Proficiency at identifying appropriate (data science or statistical) approaches to solve problems, also in working with common machine learning algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, etc.), linear & matrix algebra, parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing/statistics.
• Highly proficient in Python, SQL, Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables) and PowerPoint, as well as experience with mathematical optimization (specifically linear/mixed-integer programming) and modern optimization tools (Gurobi, CPLEX, PuLP).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of professional data science experience -OR- a Ph.D. in a STEM field. Professional experience excludes academic/intern-based work and requires the use of machine learning techniques to extract actionable insights from large data sets.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Amazon Web Services/Snowflake), cloud-based machine learning/data tools (AWS Sagemaker, AWS Athena, AWS Glue, Databricks) and distributed database/data warehouses (Redshift/Snowflake).
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience building a presentation about data for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for problem-solving and the resourcefulness & tenacity to find answers to difficult open-ended questions.
• Intellectual curiosity about one’s data coupled with an acute attention to detail, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent time management skills.
• Experience in cloud-based/distributed time-series forecasting.
• Experience in large-scale clustering and/or look-alike modelling.
• Experience developing & maintaining production-level, cloud-based data science code.
• Experience using distributed databases/data warehouses (Redshift/Snowflake).
• Experience in media at an agency, network, or ad-tech firm with a fundamental understanding of digital, addressable, programmatic and/or television advertising.
• An agile, action-oriented, ambitious approach to building businesses within a fast-paced environment focused on changing the way partners perceive our brand.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $98,400.00 - 123,000.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is eligible to earn sales incentive compensation.

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