Data Scientist, PGC Traffic Strategy and CRP - TikTok

Responsibilities

PGC (Professionally Generated Content) is one of TikTok's key business directions. It satisfies users' differentiated consumption demands by providing professional content. The PGC business is divided into several core modules, including creator growth strategies, posts and content management tools, content distribution strategies, and creator monetization strategies.

The primary role of a Data Scientist for our Data team is to conduct deep analysis into user behavior, product features and content ecosystem to generate business insights that could be applied to actionable improving initiatives. You will work closely with cross-function teams, such as Product Management, Research and Development, Machine Learning Engineering, to improve user experience and fulfill growth of TikTok in all different regions.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with MLE to enhance the efficiency of the recommendation system and improve user experience.
- Utilize data science methods to assess the creator rewards program's progress and develop new strategies.
- Develop experimental methodologies to evaluate the impact of two-sided market dynamics.
- Create a metrics framework to monitor product health, track core metrics, and identify the root causes of metric changes.
- Utilize causal inference and discovery to evaluate causality in non-experimental contexts.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in data science, statistics, econometrics, math or a related scientific major, with 3+ years of related work experience.
- Expertise in SQL and programming in Python or R.
- Excellent analysis skills with good communication skills.
- Strong logical and quantitative skills, with practical experience in recommendation systems.

Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication, teamwork skills, self-driven and self-learning ability.
- Passionate about content products and curiosity to deep dive.
- Experience in content products, content management tools, and creator management strategies.
- Experience operating accounts on social media and content platforms.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $179200 - $277200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

PGC (Professionally Generated Content) is one of TikTok's key business directions. It satisfies users' differentiated consumption demands by providing professional content. The PGC business is divided into several core modules, including creator growth strategies, posts and content management tools, content distribution strategies, and creator monetization strategies.

The primary role of a Data Scientist for our Data team is to conduct deep analysis into user behavior, product features and content ecosystem to generate business insights that could be applied to actionable improving initiatives. You will work closely with cross-function teams, such as Product Management, Research and Development, Machine Learning Engineering, to improve user experience and fulfill growth of TikTok in all different regions.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with MLE to enhance the efficiency of the recommendation system and improve user experience.
- Utilize data science methods to assess the creator rewards program's progress and develop new strategies.
- Develop experimental methodologies to evaluate the impact of two-sided market dynamics.
- Create a metrics framework to monitor product health, track core metrics, and identify the root causes of metric changes.
- Utilize causal inference and discovery to evaluate causality in non-experimental contexts.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in data science, statistics, econometrics, math or a related scientific major, with 3+ years of related work experience.
- Expertise in SQL and programming in Python or R.
- Excellent analysis skills with good communication skills.
- Strong logical and quantitative skills, with practical experience in recommendation systems.

Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication, teamwork skills, self-driven and self-learning ability.
- Passionate about content products and curiosity to deep dive.
- Experience in content products, content management tools, and creator management strategies.
- Experience operating accounts on social media and content platforms.