We are looking for an Data Scientist who is passionate about building the data foundation, products and capabilities to help drive the rapid growth of new digital business. Our purpose is to help companies imagine, bring-to-life and launch digital businesses and solutions that have transformative customer impact. To do this, we’ve assembled a group of world-class business/strategy, product design, and technology professionals with deep knowledge and experience in digital businesses and solutions – from mobile applications and ecommerce, to new and emerging digital solutions yet to be realized.
As a data scientist, you will use your skills to:
• Demonstrate and communicate a passion about building the data foundation, products and capabilities that drive business growth
• Build innovative data products: e.g., real-time services, such as personalization; A/B testing; audience segmentation; unified profile; commerce graph; as well as a big data platform on Hadoop and Spark with real-time data ingestion and processing.
• Conceptualize, define, and oversee regular updates around key product metrics as the company’s challenges and data evolve.
• Execute descriptive analyses, ranging from identifying product opportunities to understanding user behavior.
• Cultivate strong collaborations with product, engineering, senior stakeholders.
• Share your technical solutions and product ideas with the BCG DV team through design review, pair programming, code reviews, and tech talks.
• Balance competing priorities while adhering to deadlines and aligning resources with value demands
As a data scientist, you will need:
• 5+ years of experience in analytical field
• Experience in statistical modeling and/or machine learning
• Experience with a programming language like Python, Java, R and C++
• Ability to translate data insights into product decisions
• Enthusiasm for learning new things and going deep into detailed data analysis
• Willingness to teach others
• Workflow flexibility and strong teamwork skills
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related areas
Additional valued capabilities include:
• PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related areas
• 2 years of relevant work experience, including expertise in recommender systems, personalization, collaborative filtering and content based filtering
• Experience with distributed systems such as Hadoop/MapReduce, Spark, streaming data processing, cloud architecture
• Experience with Python, Unix, or statistical software packages (R, SAS) for data manipulation
• Familiarity with SQL or other querying language
• Ability to work with dashboard and visualization software such as Tableau, D3, Mixpanel, Flurry or Google Analytics
• Confidence with analytical tools such as Excel, R, Python, Stata,or Matlab
*Must work on-site
*Environment is super causal, similar to a start-up tech feel. Very beachy California style. This is an In-house digital agency.
*Perks: Cater luncheons, open work desk environment, comfortable work stations included ergonomic styles
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Guidance is a leader in the eCommerce industry. We are seeking a Project Manager to work with our award winning development teams to provide eCommerce solutions for some of the nation’s top companies. As a Project Manager, you will be integral to our success. If you are passionate about the delivery of high-performance applications, we want to talk with you! Guidance’s Marina Del Rey location is located in the heart of Silicon Beach. You will work with high profile clients. Guidance has been named one of the Best Places to Work in LA by the LA Business Journal year after year, including the most recent award year.