Google

Senior Research Data Scientist, CoreX, YouTube

Google$174K — $253K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, etc.)
  • 5 years of experience in analytics for product/business problem-solving and coding (Python, R, SQL) or 3 years with a PhD
  • 5 years of extensive Python usage for statistical programming.
  • Preferred: 8 years of analytics experience tailored to solving product/business concerns.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex data sets using SQL, R, and Python to inform solutions.
  • Construct new processes and tests to link advertisement performance with user engagement.
  • Report KPIs for business reviews, translating data insights into actionable strategies.
  • Develop scalable analysis prototypes and build comprehensive business cases.
  • Define and assess user impact metrics like ad load sensitivity in relation to usage patterns.

Benefits

  • Flexible working location options between San Bruno, CA, and Mountain View, CA.
  • Access to robust professional development resources.
  • Ability to work on high-impact projects influencing user experience on YouTube.
Full Job Description
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X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • 5 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis, or 3 years of work experience with a PhD degree.
  • 5 years of experience using Python for statistical programming.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 8 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL).


About the job
YouTube Data Science is all about making better data-driven decisions to improve YouTube. Within YouTube Data Science, CoreX Data Science supports the CoreX Engineering (Eng) and Program Managers (PM) teams improving core experiences on YouTube and focuses on the application of data science to improve the user experience with the view towards driving growth, engagement, and acquisition. YouTube (YT) is a product that almost everyone uses, but some are yet to find their corner of YT that speaks to them.

In this role, you will be understanding YouTube users at a deeper level with a view towards responsibly improving engagement and business generation opportunities, especially for specific cohorts of users who have the strongest headroom for growth. You will supports improving growth via better interventions for strategic user segments, notifications, new user onboarding, UI changes to drive user engagement and growth, forecasting and better management of ad load to improve engagement.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Perform analysis utilizing relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Help solve problems, narrowing down multiple options into the best approach, and take ownership of open-ended ambiguous business problems to reach an optimal solution.
  • Build new processes, procedures, methods, tests, and components to understanding the relationship between ads/business generation and organic engagement on YouTube.
  • Report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to support business reviews with the cross-functional/organizational leadership team. Translate analysis results to business insights or product improvement opportunities.
  • Build and prototype analysis and business cases iteratively to provide insights at scale. Develop knowledge of Google data structures and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development.
  • Define and oversee key concepts such as ad load, sensitivity, relevance and user impact, and analyze how this relates to usage patterns across the YouTube platform.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
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Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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Revenue
$182.5 billion
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