Data Scientist, LiveRamp Safe Haven

LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform. We believe connected data has the power to change the world. Our platform powers insights and experiences centered around the needs of real people, and in ways that keep the Internet open for all. LiveRampers thrive on building together with curiosity and humility—and have a good bit of fun along the way. We’re always looking for smart, kind, and creative people to grow our team and impact.

Mission: LiveRamp makes it safe and easy for businesses to use data effectively.

About this role:  LiveRamp is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Safe Haven team. In this role you will tell our customers a story with their data. You’ll work directly with our largest and most complex clients’ datasets and data teams to help them derive value from the newly unlocked potential that our Safe Haven provides them.

You will:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on how to efficiently leverage the Analytics Environment within LiveRamp’s Data Collaboration platform in order to help clients enable their 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
• Build up a strong understanding and expert knowledge of the various data sources and methodologies brought together for LiveRamp data sharing solutions – retail transaction data, 1st-party CRM data, ad exposure and response data, and 3rd-party data provider attributes (demographics, psychographics, lifestyle segments)
• Collaborate with client on how to creatively leverage this rich data asset for their respective insight, segmentation, measurement, and activation needs
• Identify data gaps and advocate for additional data sources to meet unmet marketplace need(s)
• Build and foster positive reputation with client-facing delivery teams and Product & Engineering teams to successfully collaborate on designing, building, and launching analytical solutions
• Outline pragmatic solutions to answering insight needs with an eye toward balancing quantitative rigor, data incompleteness, and timelines conducive to rudimentary vs. sophisticated methods
• Prepare compelling analytical presentations and effectively communicate complex concepts to marketing and business audiences
• 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

Your team will:

Help customers make sense of datasets from across the ecosystem and find meaningful value in sharing data with Safe Haven.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Predictive Analytics or other quantitative discipline (Master’s Preferred)
• 3+ years of work experience in a data science role ideally in a professional services environment: digital advertising, database marketing, or interactive/ technology consulting
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in data extraction and manipulation using tools such as SQL, Hive/ Impala/ Redshift/ BigQuery with minimal supervision
• 3+ years hands-on experience working with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker and/or others with minimal supervision
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with scripting languages such as Python, PySpark, Spark, and/ or R for statistical modeling
• Solid understanding of current data science best practices and technology stacks
• Experience generating consistently accurate, statistically sound analysis and interpreting, translating and synthesizing data into actionable insights in the form of reports, dashboards and client ready presentations
• Hands on experience with propensity modeling, lookalike modeling and segmentation
• Experience integrating multiple data sources (1st-party, 3rd-party, media activity) and utilizing creative analytical approaches to answer client audience insight or performance questions
• 2+ years of experience interfacing directly with clients and being able to present complex analytical material in an easy-to-understand manner
• Experience with cloud computing services such as GCP
• Attention to detail and time management - delivering high quality, client-ready work for multiple projects across several client engagements while meeting deadlines

Bonus Points:

• Knowledgeable of the media planning, measurement, and optimization process and acumen (both online and offline)
• Understanding of omni-channel campaign measurement methodologies
• Proficient with the application of analytic methods in digital and mobile channels
• Proficient with direct and/or interactive marketing test design
• Demonstrated history of innovation with emerging ad platforms, data, measurement, or analysis techniques
• Understanding of LiveRamp’s role in the market and the broader AdTech/MarTech space
• Data privacy/security and related governance processes (Privacy Impact Assessment, CCPA, GDPR, etc)

Benefits:

• 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.
• Whole Health Package: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, long term care, accident and critical illness insurance, pre-tax accounts (health, dependent and commuter), and a family forming benefit through Carrot. Plus Milk Stork, backup child and elder care, and discount on pet insurance, mental health support (via Talkspace)
• FlexPerks reimbursement program to provide flexibility and choice ($375/quarter) for fitness, emotional, financial, family, travel and entertainment, convenience and security expenses. (U.S. LiveRampers)
• 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 prove you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located

More about us:

LiveRamp’s mission is to connect data in ways that matter, and doing so starts with our people. We know that inspired teams enlist people from a blend of backgrounds and experiences. And we know that individuals do their best when they not only bring their full selves to work but feel like they truly belong. Connecting LiveRampers to new ideas and one another is one of our guiding principles—one that informs how we hire, train, and grow our global team across nine countries and four continents. Click here to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) at LiveRamp.