Sr. Data Scientist

Ovative Group • Minneapolis, MN

6d • $97,032 - $99,029 • Hybrid

About The Position

About Ovative Group: Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino's, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself. May allow hybrid, 2 days in office Responsibilities of a Sr. Data Scientist: Lead technical contributor who will head the development of novel workstreams and product solutions in a high-performance data science product team and will be responsible for technical sophistication, operational excellence and business impact. Drive value across multiple business verticals by leading the technical development and deployment of impactful and interpretable algorithms including Media Mix Models and Forecasting. Represent data science within a multi-disciplinary team of data analysts, data engineers, product managers, business stakeholders; partner closely with Engineering and Product Management to scale your team’s innovative measurement solutions into product and service offerings. Provide mentoring, training, and other opportunities for effective technical development of data scientists. Assist with technical parts of business development as needed, including RFP response and sales presentations. Build strong relationships across the organization to understand internal stakeholder needs for trusted data science support. Communicate the results of data science work to non-technical stakeholders. Serve as the trusted data science consultant and expert to external client-facing stakeholders. Position requires heavy use of mathematics and statistics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science , Mathematics, or Statistics; and three years of experience as a Data Scientist or related data science field.
• 3 years of digital marketing analytics.
• 3 years of programming experience with R, Python and SQL.
• 3 years of experience in development and applications of media mix models.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical contributor who will head the development of novel workstreams and product solutions in a high-performance data science product team and will be responsible for technical sophistication, operational excellence and business impact.
• Drive value across multiple business verticals by leading the technical development and deployment of impactful and interpretable algorithms including Media Mix Models and Forecasting.
• Represent data science within a multi-disciplinary team of data analysts, data engineers, product managers, business stakeholders; partner closely with Engineering and Product Management to scale your team’s innovative measurement solutions into product and service offerings.
• Provide mentoring, training, and other opportunities for effective technical development of data scientists.
• Assist with technical parts of business development as needed, including RFP response and sales presentations.
• Build strong relationships across the organization to understand internal stakeholder needs for trusted data science support.
• Communicate the results of data science work to non-technical stakeholders.
• Serve as the trusted data science consultant and expert to external client-facing stakeholders.

Benefits

• We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
• Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for ten years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential. Ovative is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can participate and thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Our policies reflect this commitment—for example, our medical leave benefits are inclusive of same-sex partners, ensuring equitable care and support for all families.
• We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix. We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit. Tangible amenities we enjoy: Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams Generous paid vacation policy 401k match program Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan Sabbatical program Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program Shenanigan’s Day
• Working at Ovative won’t be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it’ll be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level