Research Scientist - Statistics and Privacy (PhD)

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Our Statistics and Privacy team focuses on establishing step-change improvements to advance our long-term business growth. The team's expertise spans many domains including statistics, machine learning, cryptography and neuroscience. We develop methodologies, design and prototype solutions, and partner with our engineering colleagues to launch these solutions such that millions of advertisers can benefit. Examples include internal and external experimentation platforms, ads delivery optimization for efficient causal outcomes, and the application of privacy enhancing technologies across our ads product stack.We seek a Research Scientists new PhD graduates to identify new opportunities and build scientifically rigorous systems that enable marketers to improve the efficiency of their advertising spend. Our team works across areas ranging from internal and external experimentation systems to our ads delivery optimization. We also invest towards privacy-preserving technologies for measurement and optimization that enhance technological guarantees for consumer privacy. In additional to leveraging scientific expertise to develop new products, team members are expected to build consensus across product, engineering and business stakeholders as to the strategic merit of our initiatives.

• Identify specific, high-impact opportunities to build new and improve existing advertising and commerce solutions
• Design and prototype new algorithms, optimization methods, and system architectures
• Assess the validity and rigor of new approaches, establishing scalable validation frameworks for ongoing evaluation
• Build cross-functional relationships with AI, Engineering, Product and Analytics teams to shape long-term roadmaps with a balance of scientific rigor and strategic considerations
• Learn new tools, systems and languages quickly as required by the particular project you are working on

• Develop patent applications, white papers, conference presentations, and publications that are broadly appealing and accessible beyond a core scientific audience

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in statistics, computer science, physics, quantitative social science, or a related quantitative field
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• Expertise in one of the following areas: causal inference and experimentation platforms, privacy preserving machine learning, applied cryptography and privacy enhancing technologies, or modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinning
• Proficiency designing and implementing analytical and/or algorithmic solutions, tailored to particular business needs and tested on large data sets
• Proficiency in common scripting and query languages
• Experience with communicating analysis and establishing confidence among audiences who do not share your disciplinary background or training

• Experience to track record of innovation

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