TikTok · 3 days ago
Data Scientist - Trust & Safety
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$106K/yr - $232K/yr
5+ years expTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, dedicated to inspiring creativity and bringing joy to its global community. The Data Scientist on the Trust & Safety team will leverage data to support decision-making, project execution, and strategic planning, while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance the safety of the platform. This role involves working with complex data sets, developing core metrics, and using insights to drive business impact.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Work with large and complex data sets to support project execution and strategic planning
Design and monitor core metrics; perform root cause analysis to explain drivers
Collaborate closely with the global Trust and Safety team, proactively providing insights and recommendations and overseeing the macro direction of the business
Influence stakeholders through data-based recommendations and mobilize cross-functional teams by telling compelling stories with data to drive business impact and innovative breakthrough
Use data and insights to form best-in-class heuristics to proactively detect and disarm safety incidents
Develop metrics and visualization tools to evaluate risks of the platform and the impact of safety strategies
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data science, analytics or quantitative analysis
Experience working with SQL, ETL, R/Python, Tableau, Excel
Experience building data infrastructure and implementing reporting solutions
Experience with creating data visualizations to communicate metric performance
Independently design, research, develop and apply ML/AI solutions to solve business problems, including prediction, optimization, segmentation and so on
Ability to solve problems using quantitative approaches and strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences to communicate complex concepts and analytical results to drive business impact
Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering); proficient in English as a working language
Preferred
Experience of working in online content platforms, Trust & Safety or risk management
Experience working with international partners in different time zones
Passion for social technology products and a curiosity to learn and grow with a fast paced company
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
10001+ employees
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