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Data Scientist II – Analytics

Data Scientist II – Analytics

CompanyExpedia
LocationSeattle, WA, USA
Salary$112000 – $156500
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level

Requirements

  • 2+ years of professional experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field, ideally focused on marketing, CRM, or customer engagement.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or Engineering is required; a Master’s is a strong plus.
  • Proficient in SQL and experienced with one or more of Python, R, or PySpark for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization.
  • Solid understanding of statistical methods, including A/B testing, experimental design, and causal inference techniques.
  • Proven ability to translate complex data into clear business insights, and to tell compelling data stories that drive decision-making.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain methodologies and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent analytical problem-solving skills and can-do attitude.
  • Display strong domain knowledge, business acumen and critical reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

  • Apply your knowledge of SQL, Python or R on a daily basis
  • Provide thought leadership on testing frameworks, analyze test results, and recommend testing opportunities.
  • Use your creativity and commercial acumen to translate business problems into structured analytical questions, and choose the most appropriate methodologies to answer these questions.
  • Constantly assess the status quo, find and discuss opportunities for optimization, simplification and acceleration of current processes.
  • Clearly and confidently articulate decision-making rationale, solutions, methodologies and frameworks to team members and both technical and non-technical partners.
  • Pick analytically valid approaches, appropriate in terms of level of effort, favoring iterative delivery that tackle the objective, not the ask.
  • Prioritize multiple tasks and workstreams simultaneously and own projects end to end.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree in a quantitative field is a strong plus.