Senior Data Scientist

Summary

Join Viator's Experimentation Platform Team as a Senior Data Scientist and contribute to developing and maintaining the in-house experimentation platform. Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and product managers to build high-quality models and tooling. This role offers the flexibility to work from European offices or remotely with regular travel for collaboration. You will proactively identify opportunities to improve experimentation methodologies, employ advanced statistical techniques, build and maintain data pipelines, and apply causal inference techniques. The position requires a postgraduate degree or equivalent experience in data science, strong statistical and ML modeling skills, proficiency in Python and SQL, and excellent communication abilities. Viator offers competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and various benefits including health benefits, bonuses, tuition assistance, travel perks, and more.

Requirements

• A postgraduate degree in statistics, machine learning, or similar OR demonstrable experience with the data science lifecycle - i.e. from problem definition to model deployment and beyond (monitoring and improvement)
• In-depth knowledge of statistical hypothesis testing and ML modeling techniques
• Experience in using Python for numerical/statistical programming (including Numpy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn)
• Significant experience in using SQL
• Experience in delivering data products
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences of various backgrounds, levels, and functions

Responsibilities

• Work proactively to identify opportunities for improvement in experimentation methodologies, ensuring best practices in line with the latest advances in the industry
• Employ advanced statistical techniques to ensure the validity and reliability of experimental findings
• Build and maintain data pipelines relevant for experiment analysis
• Identify and apply causal inference techniques to solve business problems
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders in determining requirements for building a world-class experimentation platform

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in conducting and analyzing AB tests in an e-commerce setting is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary, annual bonus, and equity
• ���Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Viator takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work
• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums