Data Scientist

Your Job

i360, a leader in data and analytics capabilities that solve political, operational, supply chain, and market forecasting challenges for some of the most sophisticated organizations in the world, is seeking a Data Scientist to join the team! i360 is a dynamic workplace sitting on the leading edge of politics, technology, and business, and is seeking team members who are as excited about freedom as they are about building the next generation of political technology.

The ideal candidate is someone who has technical experience leveraging data and technology to optimize commercial or political operations and to create new capabilities. The Data Scientist is primarily responsible for developing models and related tools that create value for our customers.

Our Team

The People Data Science team helps our political clients, external commercial clients, and partners within Koch, Inc. achieve their precision advertising and marketing goals. We leverage our nationwide database, which includes individual-level demographic and behavioral data, to analyze challenges and deliver solutions with market-leading accuracy.

What You Will Do

• Train binary classification and regression models to create audiences for ad targeting.
• Quantify predictive model accuracy over baseline for specific subsets of people.
• Quantify the potential value of new data sets for future models.
• Analyze client questions and explain the answers to non-technical team members.
• Devise and implement automated approaches to manual processes in collaboration with the Data Operations Team and Application Development Team.
• Detect anomalies in expected modeled outputs, communicate across teams to identify root causes, and push fixes to production.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. Those with a non-technical degree but extensive technical experience is also encouraged to apply.
• Experience training and evaluating binary classification models and/or regression models in a professional setting.
• Experience writing SQL and Python, R, or similar scripting language for data analysis in a professional setting.
• Experience translating ambiguous challenges into technical solutions.

What Will Put You Ahead

• MS or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. Those with a non-technical advanced degree but extensive technical experience is also encouraged to apply.
• Experience with git, containers, and command line basics.
• Experience automating data processes.
• Experience integrating artificial intelligence solutions to marketing data processes or products.
• Experience in marketing, consumer behavior analytics, and digital targeting strategies.
• Experience with survey data, voter files, and customer data.

For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, i360 works across industry lines to bring unique data, technology and analytics solutions to help our customers win. Our analysts and data scientists build and refine proven, sophisticated models that help customers understand and reach their target audience, visualize data and expand their reach.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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