Sr. Data Scientist

As a Sr. Data Scientist at Forbes on the Business Intelligence team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of unique and interesting challenges. You'll be part of a highly effective team, who are leveraging data science to advance our business and drive revenue growth.

Responsibilities:

• Own the development of new and existing machine learning models with a focus on increasing revenue and helping the site understand it’s users
• Research and develop solutions to varied and complex business problems that touch all areas of data science (regression, classification, forecasting, nlp, clustering, etc.)
• Some current areas of focus include lookalike modeling, propensity, audience segmentation and churn
• Perform data mining on large structured and unstructured datasets to uncover insights
• Continuously improve your skills and knowledge through classes and independent research

The ideal candidate: 

• 2-3 years of experience as a data scientist (plus if it’s in the publishing/media industry)
• MS in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics or other quantitative/computational discipline
• Experience applying data science in a business environment to create impact.
• 2-3 years of experience with Python & SQL
• 2-3 years relevant work experience with popular machine learning open-source libraries (pandas, numpy, sklearn, XGBoost, Tensorflow/Keras, etc.), cloud computing (Google Cloud Platform preferred), databases (BigQuery preferred), Web Analytics (Google Analytics 360 preferred)
• Solid understanding of traditional machine learning techniques, feature engineering and data cleansing/analysis
• Real-world experience with natural language processing, regression, classification, clustering and time series forecasting. Familiarity with deep learning approaches a plus
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to present complex problems clearly
• Experience presenting findings to internal stakeholders at different levels
• Knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e.matplotlib, plotly)
• Project Management experience a plus

The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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