Pinterest Engineering · 2 months ago
Data Scientist II, Growth Marketing
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$113K/yr - $233K/yr
5+ years expPinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and planning for lasting memories. They are seeking a Data Scientist to enhance marketing measurement and optimization processes, influencing revenue growth and marketing strategy through data-driven insights and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of advanced marketing measurement frameworks and statistical models to quantify marketing ROI. Marketing channels could be different paid media, organic social, email, in person events, webinars, elearning platform etc
Build and deploy statistical and machine learning models such as propensity, forecasting, and lifetime value (LTV) models—to optimize marketing strategies and enhance audience targeting
Develop and refine attribution methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing initiatives across multiple channels
Assess the incremental impact of marketing activities using causal inference techniques and testing/experiment frameworks
Conduct deep, strategic analyses to address key business questions, such as how to improve marketing ROI, how to improve marketing budget allocation to optimize the business impact, measuring the impact of marketing in both mature and new markets, identifying opportunities to increase advertiser growth and revenue through marketing initiatives
Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
Design, maintain, and promote dashboards and automated reporting tools to empower stakeholders with self-serve, data-driven decision-making capabilities
Build and optimize ETL data pipelines to automate reporting, support deep dive analysis and feature engineering for analytical models
Qualification
Required
5+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience applying scientific methods to solve real-world problems
Masters degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, computer science or engineering
Hands-on experiences with building marketing measurement solutions to quantify the business impact of marketing tactics and investments
Strong background in statistics and quantitative analysis, with experience in applying advanced statistical techniques to real-world problems
Expertise in at least one scripting language (ideally Python/R). Proficiency in SQL/Hive. Ability to write efficient SQL queries
Strong business and product sense. Strong skills in shaping vague questions into well-defined analyses and success metrics that drive business decisions
Excellent communication skills, able to lead initiatives and communicate findings to the leadership and cross-functional teams. Explains work and thought processes clearly and concisely
Experience leading key technical projects
Strong Experimentation background
Statistical rigor. Experience with causal inference projects
Company
Pinterest Engineering
Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
1001-5000 employees
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