Senior Data Scientist

WHO WE ARE

At Choreograph, we deliver data-driven products and solutions that make advertising work better for people.

Choreograph, an affiliate of GroupM, is a global data products and technology company, purpose-built for an era that demands a new approach to data management, usage, and brand growth.

Data is the fuel that powers growth. The companies who best leverage data are creating unbeatable advantages over their competitors while simultaneously connecting with customers more effectively.

Our goal is to help future-focused businesses use their data in ways that meet savvy customers’ expectations while building trust and understanding.

About the Product and Engineering team

The Choreograph Product & Engineering team is responsible for building the technology platform that powers the way we create audiences, forecast, price, and optimise cross-channel campaigns. It is a propriety solution which has a fast-expanding user base across markets, agencies, and clients. There is an extensive roadmap of developments that is required to support all the use cases and channels.

The team consists of several specialist areas, including product management, project management, data science, technical design, and technical account management.

Who we are looking for

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will contribute towards designing and developing data science algorithms and business solutions on a project basis and work to further the progress of the data science team. You will partner closely with the product management, strategy, and engineering practices to help develop and improve the product offerings of Choreograph.

You will be able to apply your skills on a wide range of data science functions: from building data feeds and pipelines that support models, to working on the models themselves and optimising and productionising these models into the business.

You will be a part of a vibrant group, collaborating with specialist and business teams, demonstrating your technical knowledge and growing your soft/interpersonal skills.

What you’ll do

• Work alongside senior data and product professionals to build simulation and optimisation algorithms that drive media efficiency
• Demonstrate a questioning mindset, research and apply a wide range of data science methodologies. Able to identify and resolve data issues
• Use Python to create predictive models - analyse wide range of data and build trends and behavioural predictions
• Work closely with business (Product Team and Stakeholders) to translate business requests, questions and concerns into successful data science implementations
• Have an appreciation of project management a high level - understand how project tasks relate to a project goal and desired results/insight
• Take responsibility and accountability for your projects and complete the work with minimal guidance.
• Provide regular detailed technical updates on projects and able to highlight the impact on the overall delivery
• Upskill and support more junior colleagues
• Demonstrate great attention to detail, provide good level of documentation
• Possess great communication and collaboration skills
• Interpret complex messages, outputs and algorithms and simplify them into actionable steps Present project/team work internally
• Build reports, dashboards and visualisations

What you’ll need

We are looking for a candidate who can display the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of applied data science / analytics experience
• Excellent analytical skills and strong statistical knowledge, as well as interest in applying them to complex problems
• Deep interest in the craft of writing code
• Strong Python programming skills and familiarity with the Python ecosystem.
• Good understanding of ML algorithms
• Self-motivation with the ability to make decisions in the absence of detailed instructions
• Ability to communicate complex analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
• Ability to lead effective collaboration with colleagues from data science, product and engineering
• Dedication to quality and passion for continuing to grow the skillsets of yourself and others.
• Ability to communicate with collaborators from a variety of backgrounds in a clear, precise and tailored manner.
• Experience in working within international environment
• Full command of English – C1 level

Nice-to-haves are:

• Knowledge of Jira
• Experience in using agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) to deliver technical products and data solutions
• Understanding of Media Planning, preferably within AdTech
• Experience of working in large global enterprises in delivering data-driven solutions
• Experience with agent-based modelling solutions

Choreograph™ is WPP’s global data products and technology company fueling growth for the world’s most admired brands. Discover more about Choreograph at www.choreograph.com