Data Scientist, DSO (Decision Science Optimization Team) – Remote

Job Description

As a Data Scientist in our Decision Sciences R&D organization, you will be responsible for researching and building optimization, control theory, simulation, and machine learning applications to extend Epsilon CORE Personalization Platform. Epsilon CORE Personalization Platform analyzes anonymized data at Internet scale and evaluates more than one trillion advertising opportunities per month in real-time. You will work on real-world problems as part of our highly collaborative R&D team, and your solutions will directly and rapidly impact our business. This includes analyzing raw source data and derived data; researching and developing models, algorithms, and applications; building tools and analyses for new and existing products; and presenting findings.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of Epsilon CORE Personalization Platform and proprietary datasets
• Use your optimization, control theory, simulation, or machine learning expertise to research and recommend the best approaches to solving our technology and business problems
• Design, implement, and validate your solutions in Apache Spark and Apache Hive using Scala, Pyspark and Python on large state-of-the-art computing clusters
• Work with our Engineering teams to integrate your solutions into Epsilon’s CORE Personalization Platform
• Participate fully in our collaborative approach to research and applications projects

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or related scientific discipline
• Research experience and coursework in Optimization, Control Theory, Machine Learning, or Simulation
• Experience with distributed computing, such as Hadoop, Spark, or related technologies
• Familiarity with Scala, Python, SQL, or Java; or
• Strong understanding of modeling and statistical techniques
• Desire to work in a highly collaborative environment

Additional Useful But Not Required Skills

• Experience modeling or analyzing consumer behavior, market dynamics, or auctions

Additional Information

When you’re one of us, you get to run with the best. For decades, we’ve been helping marketers from the world’s top brands personalize experiences for millions of people with our cutting-edge technology, solutions and services. Epsilon’s best-in-class identity gives brands a clear, privacy-safe view of their customers, which they can use across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Positioned at the core of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon is a global company with more than 8,000 employees around the world. Check out a few of these resources to learn more about what makes Epsilon so EPIC:

• Culture: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/our-culture-epsilon
• DE&I: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/diversity-equity-inclusion
• CSR: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility
• Life at Epsilon: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/epic-blog

Great People Deserve Great Benefits

We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented associates in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, expect competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and endless opportunities to advance your career.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicant