Senior Data Scientist

Purpose of the role

The role serves as primary source of data insights, supporting internal and external constituencies, ad-hoc business intelligence and other strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, design and implement quantitative analytical frameworks, including scalable predictive models, customer segmentation and advertising optimisation that improve business performance and customer engagement.
• Institute and adopt best practices in data science, platforms and approaches.
• Establish internal organisational standards and benchmarks.
• Work with other teams in Mediacorp to understand business needs, document data and data integration requirements, and resolve conflicting business/data architecture rules. Ensure compliance with internal customer contact governance policies and drive closed-loop measurement through smart data capture.
• Become an internal authority on Mediacorp's data tools and resources.
• Support ad-hoc business intelligence and other strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 - 10 years hands-on experience in data science, including developing and production of data science models.
• Relevant team management experience will be essential
• Strong technical capabilities. Proven expertise in developing and implementing a full range of analytical techniques to address commercial challenges
• Proficiency in at least one statistical analysis tool
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (preferably Java, C++, Python)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential for this role
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Able to present findings to internal and external business stakeholders confidently
• Basic knowledge of data engineering principles and architecture