Sr Data Scientist DNA

Job Description

The Data and Analytics organization at Neustar is the DNA of the company. The DNA encodes the essence of existence and character that drives continuous innovation with data, contin uous insights with analytics and continuous evolution with cutting-edge data products and services. Our vision is to be the trailblazer in Connection Science driven information services that create meaningful value for our customers. Our mission is to enable cutting-edge data products & services delivered through superior data, unique insights and top-of-the-class technology solutions. We believe in developing a Collaborative, Creative, yet Competitive, Customer Centric culture. We are shaping the present and the future at Neustar and are seeking TENXERS who share the same DNA. The Data Scientist will work on challenging problems extracting actionable information out of the many data sources available to Neustar, particularly geospatial data. They will assist in developing accurate and precise models of user behavior based on this geospatial data using various analytical tools, including data curation, data visualization, supervised, and unsupervised machine learning. The data sets under analysis are large, and growing larger still, and so the data scientist must be proficient in the design and development of CPU and memory efficient algorithms. Application areas include Identity Resolution, Marketing Analytics Security and Fraud and other Business Solutions supported by our or our client s data. Data Scientists create prototypes of new algorithms and support Engineering teams in productizing these capabilities. Data Scientists work closely with various teams including data acquisition, data products, data sciences and various business units including marketing, security, and internet of things to ensure implementation of capabilities that enable the organization s vision. The role is based out of India at the Neustars offices in either Bangalore or Hyderabad. Responsibilities: Algorithm Development: Develop a deep understanding of all the data relevant to the problem to be addressed. Establish deterministic and probabilistic linkages between data sources and develop ways to extract and summarize the sought information in the data using a wide variety of statistical, data mining and machine learning techniques. Prototyping: Create prototypes of productizable ways to perform the analysis at scale, provide documentation and help educate your colleagues in different function about the solution Support Implementation: Closely work with product, engineering and client teams to incorporate Data Science capabilities into Neustar s products and services Skills and Experience: Masters s degree in Data Science, Statistics or a related field (we will consider applicants with a Bachelor s degree and relevant work experience as well) Solid understanding of fundamental data mining and statistics concepts and familiarity with real-world applications of these techniques Solid knowledge of SQL in its various forms for traditional databases and distributed computing environments Experience working with commercial and/ or open source statistics and data mining packages Experience working on large distributed datasets using HiveSQL, Spark, Python Strong written and oral communication skills Strong inter-personal collaboration skills. Being able to both work in groups or as an individual contributor General curiosity, a willingness to experiment, pragmatism and the ability to handle ambiguity Why work with us Because you love to build beautiful, innovative solutions that wow the customer Because you believe in changing the status quo and are up for the challenge of your life Because you know you can make a difference to people, places and things! About Us Every day, the world generates roughly 2. 5 quadrillion bits of data. Neustar isolates certain elements and analyzes, simplifies and edits them to make precise and valuable decisions that drive results. As one of the few companies capable of knowing with certainty who is on the other end of every interaction, we re trusted by the world s great brands to make critical decisions some 20 billion times a day. Neustar does not accept unsolicited resumes from external firms or agencies. Neustar will not be responsible for placement fees associated with unsolicited resumes. ,

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