Senior/Lead Data Scientist, Data Integrity

YouGov has an exciting opportunity open for a Senior Data Scientist / Lead Data Scientist to come and work for a Global Online Research Company, offering insight into what the world thinks. 

Role Overview 
 
We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Senior Data Scientist / Lead Data Scientist to join our team. This role is critical to ensuring the integrity and credibility of our research data. You will work independently to develop new strategies to detect, prevent, and mitigate research fraud, and be responsible for communicating the results of new and existing fraud prevention programs to internal and external stakeholders through white papers, ad hoc reports, and in-person presentations.  
 
This is a hands-on role that requires both analytical, communication, and project management skills. 
 

About the team  

We develop models and predictions using a combination of surveys, voter databases, census microdata, behavioral tracking and other sources. We handle the most difficult data problems at our company, including massive datasets, missing data, self-selection, measurement error, fraud detection, attrition, and many more. 
 
Key Responsibilities 

• Develop comprehensive statistical models to detect, prevent, and respond to research fraud.   

• Lead investigations into suspected cases of research fraud, including data manipulation, respondent fraud, and other unethical practices.  

• Exercise considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment while working independently on complex research projects – including methods selection, techniques, and evaluation criteria.  

• Convey complex information and persuade several diverse stakeholders/audiences across multiple cultures.  

• Author white papers, ad hoc reports, and in-person presentations to communicate results.  

• Coordinate with senior stakeholders to understand project requirements  

• Work collaboratively with the existing data science team. 

 

Required Qualifications 

• Master’s or PhD in data science, statistics, quantitative social science, or equivalent business experience

• Experience with (and ability to learn) a variety of statistical methods – regression, causal inference, multilevel regression models, classification models, machine learning, MRP, LLMs  

• Experience performing statistical analyses on large datasets.  

• Proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis, modeling, and visualization. 

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented code. 

• Skilled at communicating results and research methodology though reports 

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Company Description and Culture 

 

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.    

 

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.  

 

Why join YouGov? 

 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need