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Senior Data Scientist - Marketing

WHY DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS?

The Data Science & Analytics organization's mission is to increase our speed, frequency and acumen of making decisions at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We cover a wide area of the data spectrum including analytical data engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling and machine learning. Aligned and partnering with product groups, we use this vast tool belt to discover new opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product roadmap and prioritization, build data products and measure the impact on our community of players and developers.

WHY MARKETING?

As a Senior Data Scientist, embedded within the Marketing team, you'll be participate in evolving our marketing programs to shape the future of Roblox. You'll partner with data scientists, marketers, and growth leaders across the company to lead the top of our growth funnel. You will conduct analysis, design A/B experiments, and apply statistical models to improve awareness and perception of our brand in strategic markets. With compelling data stories, you'll showcase the unique offering of the Roblox platform, our diverse community of developers, and reach of digital experiences.

You Are:

• Passionate about data. You use novel techniques and tools to extract value from data. You have a degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or other relevant field.
• A strong communicator. You understand that analysis must be presented in meaningful ways and lead spirited discussions about the findings. You can explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• A capable statistician. You understand the value of characterizing data by its distribution. Covariance, Bias, and Conditional Probability are concepts that you rely on every day.
• An expert transforming data with SQL and a scripting language such as Python or R. You're experienced in automating efforts and crunching massive volumes of data.
• Experienced in developing models to draw insights from data. You use regression techniques, data mining, and other statistical techniques to create new, scalable solutions to solve difficult business problems. You understand when to apply the appropriate methodology to maximize impact in a thoughtful fashion.

You Will:

• Have a unique opportunity to apply Data Science in Growth and Marketing within a fast-growing company
• Use causal inference techniques and experiments to determine success of marketing investments and identify important opportunities
• Accelerate growth of our platform through your understanding of the underlying data, ability to tell compelling data stories, and thought partnership with marketing leaders
• Build statistical, and machine learning models
• Grow your career with an amazing company
• Report to the Manager of Growth Data Science

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of industry experience doing quantitative analysis
• 4+ years of experience using big data query/processing languages such as SQL, Hive or Spark to transform/manipulate very large datasets
• 4+ years of experience in one or more scripting languages such as Python or R
• 2+ years of experience in statistical modeling and machine learning
• 2+ years working in Growth and/or Marketing domains
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or other technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or other technical field
• 6+ years of industry experience in analytics focused on enhancing products and driving innovation
• Experience working with content platforms, specifically user-generated content
• Ability to use analytics results and data storytelling to influence product teams and leaders