Data Scientist

COMPANY PROFILE
Media6Degrees is a pioneer in Social Targeting, delivering scalable custom audiences that successfully perform for brand marketers. Using proprietary technology and social graph data to build and optimize these audiences, Media6Degrees has proven to successfully increase their client's ROI. Media6degrees provides marketers with a new breed of targeting analytics by applying predictive modeling to dramatically raise the effectiveness of on-line marketing efforts. The company, now in its third year of operation, is based in New York and is funded by top-tier venture capital companies such as: U.S. Venture Partners, Venrock, Contour Venture Partners and Coriolis Ventures.

Data Scientist Position

PROFILE
Statistical analysis and learning technologies are central to our business. We are building a world class Data Science team, and as such we have several opportunities for computing-oriented applied statisticians and statistically oriented computer scientists, who have experience with predictive modeling for real-world applications with large volumes of data.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Data Scientist will interact closely with the data science and business development teams as well as senior management on the development of core technologies, design and execute assessments and other analyses. The Data Scientist will also work with engineers who will implement the technologies in production. The position requires a results driven individual who can thrive as an independent researcher.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Masters Degree in a highly statistical field (i.e., statistics, economics, computer science, mathematics)
• Significant industry experience building predictive models for real applications
• Expert in classic applied statistics (linear models, logistic regression, hypothesis testing, sampling)
• Broad and deep understanding of machine learning algorithms
• Extensive experience with statistical and machine learning packages
• Experience building and evaluating complex statistical predictive models
• Clear thinker and effective communicator
• Ability to create and lead complex projects

• Expert in mining social network data (or serious interest in becoming one)
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL
• Knowledge/experience with dimensionality reduction, clustering
• Experience with visualizing/presenting analytical results
• Substantial programming/scripting experience
• Ability to quickly prototype new ideas
• Experience with systems for manipulating massive data sets (Hadoop, Mapreduce, Hive, Pig)

• Someone who has demonstrated success and thrives in an fast-paced entrepreneurial culture
• Has a strong work ethic and is willing to roll-up his/her sleeves as needed
• Is motivational and always leads by example and goes the extra mile
• Strong integrity, always striving for excellence and leading by example
• Values creation through innovation
• Collaborative team player who can successfully work within a flat organization

_Contact_:
Please email your resume, salary requirements and a cover letter explaining suitability for the position to careers@media6degrees.com.