Senior Data Scientist-Measurement

The Trade Desk, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 176,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Toronto is seeking a Data Scientist. The role involves designing and applying advanced modeling techniques to analyze advertising effectiveness. The ideal candidate has a background in statistics and machine learning, with experience in causal inference. Competitive salary range is $127,900—$194,000 USD. The company supports workplace inclusivity and offers stock-based compensation.

Benefits

Stock-based compensation

Sales-based incentives

Qualifications

• Proficient in open-source languages with hands-on statistical and machine learning models.
• Track record of owning projects end-to-end in data science or machine learning.
• Experience in designing experiments and causal inference.

Responsibilities

• Explore, evaluate and deploy models for causal lift in advertising.
• Define methods to optimize towards causal effects.
• Communicate insights from data to influence product decisions.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data intuition

Python

Education

BS/MS with 4+ years or PhD with 2+ years in DS or ML

Tools

Open-source tools

Spark

Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small-medium-sized workplaces globally.

About the Role

Data scientists at TTD work closely with engineering throughout the lifecycle of the product, from ideation to production and monitoring. Our data scientists are end-to-end owners. You will participate actively in all aspects of designing, researching, building, and delivering data-focused products for our clients and traders.

This particular role is responsible for research and application of state-of-the-art modeling techniques to solve measurement problems centered around Advertising Technology. This role will collect and explore data, research into methodologies, design experiments to validate model results, and implement research work in production. This role will be able to work across all methods of measurement in AdTech, but will have a particular focus on helping to move both internal and external clients towards more sophisticated measurement solutions that prove the causal impact of ads served by the TTD platform. The work of this role will help to build out and make causal lift more accessible and attainable on our platform.

The main job directions include

• Explore, evaluate and deploy models to solve the problem of “Are TTD ads driving incremental lift?”
• Help to define and build methods to optimize towards causal effects
• Explore data from various sources within TTD and prototype ETL pipelines to collect them for model training
• Design and analyze experiments (e.g. A/B test) to validate model results
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to come up with the best implementation and testing plan
• Communicate learnings from data and insights from models in compelling ways to influence product decisions

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Proficient in open-source languages with hands-on experience developing statistical and machine learning models using open-source tools and cloud platforms; strong foundations in statistics and ML models.
• Hands-on experience building models at scale. A track record of owning a project end-to-end (from research to production), and partnership with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers and product managers to deliver advanced analytics or models.
• Possessing a keen sense of data intuition and the ability to innovate in the field of causal inference and/or machine learning, as evidenced by achievements like first-author publications or project successes.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

We do not expect you to know every technology we use when you start at TTD. What we care most about is that you can learn quickly and solve complex problems using the best tools for the job. However, we find that the most successful candidates typically come in with something like the following experience:

• BS/MS with 4+ years or a PhD with 2+ years of experience working in a DS or ML role that involves bringing products from ideation to production.
• Experience in causal inference and lift measurement
• Experience of designing experiments in a production environment.
• Proficient in Python.
• Experience in programmatic advertising is a plus
• Experience running heavy workloads on a distributed computing cluster (especially EMR or Databricks), leveraging technologies like Spark to work with large datasets preferred.
• The ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders, making architecture recommendations, ensuring effective execution, and measuring quality of outcomes.

Ontario residents only: In accordance with Ontario law, the range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions.

At The Trade Desk, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $127,900—$194,000 USD.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to making our job application process accessible to everyone and to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability or medical condition and require an accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail]. You can also contact us using the same email address if you have a disability and need assistance to access our Company website. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and specify the nature of your accessibility issue.