Lead Data Scientist
Lead Data Scientist
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$ 108000 - 162000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Hybrid Schedule: Inoffice Tuesdays/Wednesdays
Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Data Scientist to join our Data Science team. This role will support multiple business units by delivering toptier analytical insights aligned with our strategic goals. As an individual contributor you will drive the development and implementation of analytical components within our technology platform. You will collaborate closely with our engineering team to design and integrate sophisticated algorithms and features and streamline reporting for key performance indicators (KPIs) critical to our strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide analytical expertise to crossfunctional projects addressing new challenges and uncovering opportunities.
- Act as a trusted advisor across business units to optimize revenue and profitability.
- Master the MediaAlpha platforms tools and data to deliver actionable insights.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance our platforms analytical capabilities.
- Offer consultative and strategic guidance to internal teams and clients.
- Develop templates tools and dashboards to boost team efficiency and analysis effectiveness.
Requirements
- 8 years of work experience in a Data Analyst/Scientist or related role
- Proven experience leading crossfunctional projects and working cross collaboratively with tech/engineering teams
- Demonstrated success deploying impactful code (e.g. predictive models date pipelines dashboards automated reports) to production environments ensuring scalability performance and reliability
- Expertise in applying statistical techniques to realworld business problems (e.g. designing tests/experiments and evaluating results)
- Experience in creating executivelevel presentations
- Proven track record of training and mentoring analysts
- Advanced in Python/R and SQL
- Exceptional analytical skills and ability to synthesize large and disparate data sets
- Capacity to think critically and creatively uncover problems and propose solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Selfstarter who takes initiative on all projects and strives to build and improve upon existing processes
- Bachelors degree required preferably in a quantitative discipline (e.g. economics business finance math engineering statistics) or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with search display performance and/or direct marketing
- Experience with Airflow
- Experience with R Shiny and Shiny Server
- Experience with Perl
Compensation & Benefits
We are excited to offer a competitive base pay range of $108000 to $162000 per year for this position based on experience and qualifications. But thats not all as a valued member of our team you will also have access to an array of topnotch benefits including:
- An annual discretionary bonus program and participation in our Restricted Stock Unit program
- 100 Employerpaid health dental and vision insurance for you your dependents and spouse or registered domestic partner
- 100 Employer paid long term disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions to help you plan for your future
- Open Paid Time Off policy with a birthday day off and 11 holidays
- Professional development reimbursement
- Cell Phone Wellness and Internet expense reimbursement along with a subscription to the Calm App
- 100 fully paid parental leave for team members up to 22 weeks for the primary caregiver and 12 weeks for the secondary caregiver
- Dogfriendly offices (LA and AZ) along with a $300 pet adoption reimbursement
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
MediaAlpha is committed to fostering cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity equity and inclusion. Our philosophy and actions are built on the premise that as an employer and citizens of our communities we can create opportunities for lasting change.
Fair Chance
MediaAlpha will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state and local Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans in our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at or.
Employment Type
Full-Time
