Data Scientist (Trust & Standards) - FreeWheel

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, is currently seeking a Data Scientist to join our Trust and Standards team.

Job Description

The Trust and Standards team works to make FreeWheel the most trusted company in the video ecosystem by ensuring we adhere to the highest standards for brand safety, privacy, standards, compliance, and quality. This team works with the business to: proactively ensure mature, best in class processes that protect and support our customers businesses; enable addressable advertising while respecting viewer privacy and legal requirements; and ensure that the inventory in our marketplace meets our standards for quality, brand safety, and trust. The team is a partner with the business rather than being simply a compliance or legal function.

This role will be responsible for supporting product development efforts related to invalid-traffic-detection models, market-manipulation detection, machine learning, real-time anomaly detection methods, and statistical model building. This role will work very closely with marketplace engineering and product management staff to support the development of innovative approaches to the next generation of ad-tech products and the development of business intelligence systems.

Position Responsibilities

-Implement?ad tech?solutions?leveraging?statistical?models?and machine learning methods?to support the Trust and Standards team.

-Identify?key data questions and?conduct exploratory?analyses?.

-Effectively?leverage?key functionality?in AWS and Spark-based?technologies?.

-Research and apply new technologies and analytical methods, particularly in the area of invalid traffic detection (IVT) and fraud prevention.

-Develop real-time traffic anomaly detection systems.????

-Apply advanced data?visualization?to provide key insights.

-Workindependently and as part of a broader team across multiple projects.

-Present initiatives and key findings to business stakeholders.

-Support annual MRC and TAG audits.

Desired Skills and Experience

-Bachelor’s degree in?a technical field such as?Data Science,?Computer Science,?Engineering,?Business Analytics,? Mathematics,?Statistics, or Operations Research.

-Master’s?or PhD a plus.

-At least?3?of experience?with?Python, SQL, and analytical model implementation.

-Skilled at data mangling and manipulation.

-Experience with data visualization?tools and programming packages.

-Strong analytical and?problem-solving?skills; ability to work creatively in problem solving environment?. 

-Experience using AWS or other cloud-based platforms.

-Proven ability to deliver on complex projects within deadlines.

-Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

-Strong interest in advertising technology. 

-Experience in developing invalid traffic detection systems a big plus.

Company Description

FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve their goals. We provide the technology, data enablement and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers. With offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video. For more information, please visit freewheel.com.

Employees at all levels are expected to

-Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

-Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

-Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

-Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

-Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

-Drive results and growth.

-Respect and promote inclusion & diversity. 

-Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer

-This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

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Education

Master's Degree

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

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