Research Data Scientist, Growth and Notifications
Description For Research Data Scientist, Growth and Notifications
Google's Growth and Notifications Team (GaNT) Analytics is seeking a Research Data Scientist to join their dynamic team. This role sits at the intersection of data science, product analytics, and machine learning, focusing on shaping the future of growth and notifications across Google's major products including YouTube, Photos, and Maps.
The position offers a unique opportunity to work with massive datasets and impact billions of users worldwide. You'll be responsible for developing deep insights into what drives growth and engagement across the Google ecosystem, specifically analyzing notification satisfaction, user behavior, and product optimization.
As a Research Data Scientist, you'll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to translate complex business questions into actionable analyses. The role requires expertise in statistical analysis, experimental design, and programming, with a focus on using tools like Python and SQL to extract and analyze data.
The ideal candidate will combine strong technical skills with excellent communication abilities, as you'll need to present complex findings to various stakeholders and translate data insights into business recommendations. You'll work in a collaborative atmosphere where analysts and engineers work side by side to build products that meaningfully impact users.
This position offers the opportunity to work on challenging problems like identifying signals for notification satisfaction or harm, understanding user needs across devices, and optimizing user engagement. You'll be part of a team that values analytical excellence and uses data-driven decision-making to shape Google's business and technical strategies.
The role provides exposure to Google's cutting-edge technology stack and the chance to work with some of the world's most sophisticated data infrastructure. You'll be contributing to products that billions of people use daily, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant impact at scale while working with industry-leading professionals in data science and analytics.
Responsibilities For Research Data Scientist, Growth and Notifications
- Collaborate with stakeholders in cross-projects and team settings to identify and clarify business or product questions
- Gather information, business goals, priorities, and organizational context
- Own the process of gathering, extracting, and compiling data across sources via relevant tools
- Define and evaluate experiments and contribute to research projects using statistical analysis and modeling
- Develop and automate reports, iteratively build and prototype dashboards to provide insights at scale
Requirements For Research Data Scientist, Growth and Notifications
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with statistical data analysis and experimental design
- Experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript)
- Experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, statistical modeling and creating dashboards
- Experience in translating analysis results into business recommendations
- Experience implementing core Machine Learning (ML) concepts
- Applied knowledge of measurement, statistics and program evaluation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Benefits For Research Data Scientist, Growth and Notifications
- Equal opportunity employer
- Accommodation for special needs
- Global work environment
