Data Scientist III, Research, Ads Safety and Spam

AECOM; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Ads Privacy and Safety Data Science team, leveraging analytical expertise to combat fraud and enhance Google's advertising platform. This role focuses on data-driven strategies to maintain trust and integrity in digital ads, requiring a strong background in data analytics and substantial experience in fraud detection.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems.
• Experience with large datasets and big data technologies, e.g., BigQuery, Hadoop, Spark.
• Experience in fraud detection, spam mitigation, or anomaly detection.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical data insights to inform decisions and product enhancements.
• Support the improvement and optimization of automated machine learning systems for fraud detection.
• Convey data analysis findings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Statistical Analysis

Data Analysis

Python

R

SQL

Big Data Technologies

Machine Learning

Fraud Detection

Education

Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering

PhD in related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

+ Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

+ 3 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis or a PhD degree.

Preferred qualifications:

+ 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 a PhD degree.

+ 4 years of experience in data analysis, including statistical data analysis such as linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models and sampling methods.

+ Experience with large datasets and big data technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Hadoop, Spark).

+ Experience in fraud detection, spam mitigation, or anomaly detection within the online advertising ecosystem.

As a Data Scientist on the Ads Privacy and Safety (APaS) Data Science team, you will leverage your expertise to provide critical data insights that directly inform important decisions and product enhancements. Your work will be crucial in protecting users and advertisers from fraud, invalid activity and ensuring a fairly compensated, clean and trustworthy ad platform. You will work on important problems across Ads Spam and Ads Safety to build trust in the digital ads ecosystem and support the healthy growth of Google’s ads business. Ads Privacy and Safety is dedicated to fostering trust and transparency within the Google Ads ecosystem. The Analytics and Insights team plays a crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of Google's advertising platform. By focusing on data-driven objectivity, accountability, and user-centricity, this team develops unbiased frameworks to measure business health and deliver impact assessments across key areas like risk, business, and user trust. They prevent threats by enabling precise measurement and ensuring the focus remains on the right problems through close partnerships across APaS and the team provides continuous measurement and influences important decisions with objective insights.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

+ Support the improvement and optimization of automated machine learning systems for invalid traffic detection, fraudsters or abuse.

+ Contribute to advanced research to uncover new sources of fraud and develop innovative prevention solutions.

+ Convey data analysis findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

+ Work effectively with various teams of data scientists, engineers, and researchers.

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