TikTok Shop - Data Scientist

Responsibilities

About the team: Governance & Experience (GNE) is a global team dedicated to building a safe and trustworthy e-commerce ecosystem for users, sellers, and creators. We focus on protecting user experience through policies, rules, products, and systems that ensure quality and trust at scale. Our GNE Data Science & Analytics team drives a worry-free shopping journey on TikTok by: - Defining and tracking core GNE metrics - Providing insights to guide policy, product, and operations - Building dashboards and reports to monitor marketplace health - Analyzing data to surface risks and opportunities for improvement Responsibilities: - Understand ambiguous business, product and user problems of Governance & Experience business, and apply advanced scientific techniques to find solutions; - Identify key trends, patterns, and opportunities to drive e-commerce data products adoption, engagement and incremental impacts; - Conduct A/B testing and complex experimentation (bilateral, networks effect, etc.); - Partner closely with key stakeholders to optimize overall measurement strategy and design.

Qualifications

Miniumum Qualifications: - Bachelor degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Analytics; - At least 3 years of Data Science experience in Causal Inference, Experimentation, Product Analytics, Machine Learning, and Statistics expertise; - SQL & Python or R proficiency. Preferred Qualifications: - Advanced Degree (MS, PhD.) in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, etc; - Causal Inference, Experimentation, Product Analytics, Machine Learning, and Statistics experience; - Business oriented. Have a strong business sense to proactively help Product and Operations identify key business challenges using data-driven insights; - Strong curiosity and self-driving force; - Excellent communication skills, an open mind, and positive critical thinking; - Solid technical & knowledge of A/B testing methodologies, can consistently explore and find the best practice; - Insightful data sense and rigorous logical mindset, capable of providing systematic approaches to solve business problems.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $170240 - $277970 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

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