Senior Data Scientist

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Job Description Role: Senior Data scientist Location: Bengaluru What you’ll do We’re MiQ, a global programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so you will be too. No matter the role or the location, we’re all united in the vision to lead the programmatic industry and make it better. As a Senior Data scientist in our data science department, you’ll have the chance to: Be accountable for end-to-end project delivery. Able to independently own and pitch/execute new analytics capabilities. Have continuous communication with Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering on accounts, deliverable timelines and progress of tasks. Seek opportunities for understanding client’s challenges and actively pitching custom or existing data science capabilities having business impact Ability to provide recommendations and actionable outcomes from the outputs generated and create a narrative to be shared with the market. Should be able to visualize the outputs easily understood by stakeholders and stitch a story linking to other media aspects being presented Drive growth of generalized capabilities over MiQ’s or open-source data sources. Able to identify, infer and evaluate capabilities to enhance current solutions or create new ones Scale strategic accounts by improving existing solutions or being able to build over existing capabilities Drive new initiatives for operational excellence within the team within data science, coding, product and tech Working with locals leads to aligning to respective regional strategies. Identify opportunities and provide updates on team capabilities and support on accounts where needed Able to generalize capabilities and workflows increasing team’s Efficiency Initiatives to research and come up with new ideas to experiment with and leading up to new capabilities creating business impact Research new developments across data science and educate team members by trying new POCs Should be able to mentor and guide new hires or interns Active participation in recruitment, designing and managing assignments and interviews Committed to delivering the best towards organization's goals and values Provide constructive feedback to counterparts and work on received feedback Drive brainstorming sessions/ Hackathons/sharing best cases within the team or externally Who are your stakeholders? Account managers, traders, sales and analysts: you’ll build solutions that are used primarily by internal customers through our proprietary platforms like Lab and Hub. Usually, the requirements and any feedback will go through our project management team. Product management: you’ll build solutions as part of the product roadmaps, and these will be used by advertisers and agencies. Any feedback will come from our client-facing product management team. What you’ll bring 4+ years of experience in applying machine learning, statistical pattern recognition, and data mining algorithms to prediction problems, Experienced coder in Python/R Strong understanding of ML algos and applications Experienced in SQL and good hands -on Excel Experience working in cloud environments preferably AWS. Ability to write and produce data pipelines and ML models in a cloud-based environment Experience with working at scale using (Pyspark/Rspark) Strong hands -on experience of applying ML techniques to business problems. Should have a good understanding of statistics. Good measuring mind frame for measuring impact of ML models Maintaining code versions and experience working in an agile mode A can-do attitude, with a dream to grow alongside us. We’ve highlighted some key skills, experience and requirements for this role. But please don’t worry if you don’t meet every single one. Our talent team strives to find the best people. They might see something in your background that’s a fit for this role, or another opportunity at MiQ. If you have a passion for the role, please still apply. What impact will you create? Everything you do will help us lead the programmatic industry and make it better. Your passion for cutting-edge techniques and technologies means you’ll build incredible solutions that are able to scale. Plus, you’ll get involved in innovation and research, representing MiQ through thought leadership and at industry events. All your work and efforts will help our teams find valuable insights, optimize campaigns, and measure success. What’s in it for you? MiQ is incredibly proud to foster a welcoming culture. We do everything possible to make sure everyone feels valued for what they bring. With global teams committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we’re always moving towards becoming an even better place to work. Values Our values are so much more than statements . They unite MiQers in every corner of the world. They shape the way we work and the decisions we make. And they inspire us to stay true to ourselves and to aim for better. Our values are there to be embraced by everyone, so that we naturally live and breathe them. Just like inclusiveness, our values flow through everything we do - no matter how big or small. We do what we love - Passion We figure it out - Determination We anticipate the unexpected - Agility We always unite - Unite We dare to be unconventional - Courage Benefits Every region and office have specific perks and benefits, but every person joining MiQ can expect: A hybrid work environment New hire orientation with job specific onboarding and training Internal and global mobility opportunities Competitive healthcare benefits Bonus and performance incentives Generous annual PTO paid parental leave, with two additional paid days to acknowledge holidays, cultural events, or inclusion initiatives. Employee resource groups are designed to connect people across all MiQ regions, drive action, and support our communities. Apply today! Equal Opportunity Employer