Director, Data Sciences

360i is a fully integrated creative and media agency that helps brands capitalize on change. As a highly strategic creative and media partner with a deep understanding of how people discover brands and share stories, we don’t just react to changes in the marketplace – we predict and define them. By bringing together some of the smartest, most curious people with expertise in data, creativity, media, strategy, search, and social, we help our clients achieve their objectives and drive their business forward. In 2019, we were selected for Ad Age’s A-List – our ninth consecutive year in the coveted issue. We’ve also been named Adweek’s Breakthrough Media Agency of the Year, one of Campaign’s Top 25 Most Influential Agencies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and ranked amongst the best Performance Marketing Agencies by Forrester Research.

The primary focus of dentsu’s Data Science team is to devise robust yet simple, actionable solutions to drive our clients’ business goals. Our clients see us as trusted advisors and depend on our subject matter expertise to enhance decision making via our deep (and constantly evolving) marketing analytics capabilities. For this role, we are looking for someone who is deeply experienced in the application of advanced statistic and econometric methodologies in both theory and practice for both traditional and digital media. Candidates should be intellectually curious and pragmatic self-starters who possess demonstrable experience leading projects through to completion.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of Data Scientists on client advanced analytics engagements with a focus on delivery:

• Manage client communications and final deliverables
• Work in close collaboration with Analytics, Client Service and channel delivery teams to set agendas and develop media optimization opportunities
• Build internal and external timelines and project plans using Agile Project Management

Lead the gathering of user stories, brainstorming sessions, development, and eventual deployment of generalized and custom analytical tools outside of client specific work

Actively lead specific team-wide learning and development initiatives, including:

• Research into and the advancement of statistical or econometric methodologies
• R&D for new app or tool development ideas, including the development of MVP and proof-of-concept data science applications
• Development of both bespoke and productized data science solutions 

Interface directly with clients and internal leadership to deliver results of a specific analysis and guide interpretation of analytics outputs and how to implement results

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in a quantitative field
• 6-8 years of hands-on working experience in Data Science capacity with a minimum of three years working with digital media (agency or client-side)
• Strong foundation in either Python or R, with working knowledge of the following libraries/modules:
  • Python: pandas, NumPy, StatsModels, SciKit-learn, Matplotlib
  • R: tidyverse (dplyr, tidyr, purrr, ggplot2), lme4, shiny
• Functional working proficiency with Git (GitHub & BitBucket)
• Familiarity with relational databases and the cloud (e.g., AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Exposure to and understanding of several key econometric and statistical frameworks:
  • Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, ARIMA, Kalman Filter, BSTS, Decision Trees, RandomForest, Factor Analysis, KNN, K-Means, etc.
• Possess the ability to lead a team, take ownership, and operate independently to solve to client requests using a combination of critical thinking and initiative
• The demonstrated ability to translate complex processes into client-friendly terms
• Experience with marketing response models and their applications a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to take complex subject matter and concisely communicate it to a wide range of audiences – from senior executives to deep subject matter experts

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

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