Data Scientist - Measurement

LiveRamp is the data collaboration platform of choice for the world’s most innovative companies. A groundbreaking leader in consumer privacy, data ethics, and foundational identity, LiveRamp is setting the new standard for building a connected customer view with unmatched clarity and context while protecting precious brand and consumer trust. LiveRamp offers complete flexibility to collaborate wherever data lives to support the widest range of data collaboration use cases—within organizations, between brands, and across its premier global network of top-quality partners.

Hundreds of global innovators, from iconic consumer brands and tech giants to banks, retailers, and healthcare leaders turn to LiveRamp to build enduring brand and business value by deepening customer engagement and loyalty, activating new partnerships, and maximizing the value of their first-party data while staying on the forefront of rapidly evolving compliance and privacy requirements.

 About this role:

As a Data Scientist on the Measurement Services team, you will be responsible for supporting multiple clients in the development and delivery of measurement solutions using LiveRamp’s suite of products.

This role is dynamic and diverse, requiring you to be innovative yet logical in applying statistical methods and analytical solutions.  You will be hands-on with our clients, working directly with datasets and analytics code to build and optimize. This includes participating in data discovery sessions to understand our customer’s business needs and translating those needs into specific analytic requirements and frameworks.

You will develop analytical models to inform audience strategy and create custom reports and queries that utilize large volumes of data from a variety of sources.  You will leverage your consultative, analytical and technical skills to deliver thoughtful insights and presentations that inform client business decisions.

To be successful, you should be data-curious, consultative, comfortable using technical tools, eager to dive into technical and analytical detail, well versed in statistical concepts and comfortable with ambiguity.

You will:

• Build up a strong understanding and expert knowledge of the various data sources and methodologies brought together for LiveRamp data sharing solutions

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on how to efficiently leverage the data for marketing and media measurement 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

• Drive customer discovery sessions to gain a deep understanding of client requirements and leverage platform to deliver results

• Prepare compelling analytical presentations and effectively communicate statistical and technical concepts to non-technical audiences

• Identify measurement challenges and develop practical recommendations to solve business problems

• Build and foster positive reputation with client-facing delivery teams and Product & Engineering teams to successfully collaborate on designing, building, and launching analytical solutions

• 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

• Independently design and apply strategic thinking to studies

• Foster organizational agility by expanding organizational knowledge and networking beyond immediate team

• Routinely act as self-starter who can operate effectively with little to no guidance

About you: 

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Math, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Marketing Analytics, Predictive Analytics or other quantitative discipline (Master’s Preferred)

• 3+ years of work experience in an analytical role in a professional services environment such as advertising, marketing, or consulting preferred

• 2 years of marketing analytics experience with designing experiments, measuring campaigns and identifying opportunities for optimization and improvement or comparable experience using data and analytics

• Strong quantitative and research skills with proven ability to demonstrate data interpretation capabilities in terms of reporting and dashboards

• Attention to detail and time management delivering high quality, client-ready work for multiple projects across several client engagements while meeting deadlines

• Ability to articulate strategic marketing implications of campaign performance results for business audiences with clarity and persuasiveness

• Hands-on fluency in performing data and statistical analysis using SQL, Python, BigQuery, R, Tableau, and/or others with minimal supervision

• Practical experience with statistical modeling, marketing test design, and audience segmentation

• Comfortable with and has experience working in ambiguous environments while working in a consultative manner with customers 

Preferred Skills:

• Critical thinking – capable of generating consistently accurate, useful reports as well as enthusiasm for translating data into actionable insight relevant to marketing program objectives

• Entrepreneurial and action-oriented with experience collaborating across functional areas to fulfill client requirements

• Willingness and desire to learn and adopt new skills - both technical and non-technical - in order to craft and deliver the best solutions

• Exceptional EQ

The approximate annual base compensation range is $99,500 to $155,000. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geography, as well as internal equity among our team.

• 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: LiveRamp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives.  Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.

• 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 provide you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located

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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