We are Vericast.  We create meaningful connections between business and the people that they serve-how, when and where it matters. By pushing the boundaries of data and insights, we spark discovery and inspire action to create profitable results.

Vericast is the leader in online advertising technology.  We process over 12 trillion calculations daily to analyze and decide on more than 110 billion digital ad requests. As a Data Scientist at Vericast your work is central to keeping us at the forefront of the AdTech industry. 

We are seeking data experts who are passionate about using cutting edge technology and data science methods to solve unique and complex problems. The ideal candidate is innately curious about how data can be used to tell a story and inform decisions. You have honed your skills through a combination of education, work experience, and hobbies.  You are excited about the complexity and challenges of creating intelligent, high performance systems while working with a highly experienced and driven data science team.

If this describes you, we are interested. You can be an integral part of a cross-disciplinary team working on highly visible projects that improve performance and grow the intelligence in our product suite.  Our day to day work is performed in a progressive, high-tech workspace where we focus on a friendly, collaborative and fulfilling environment.

On any given day you’ll be…

• Using geo location data to track foot traffic, commercial visitation and next most likely visit to understand consumer physical behavior.
• Using online behavior data to determine the primary interest categories of consumers and the web properties they visit.
• Implementing a predictive model to determine whether a person is likely to visit a car dealership based on the advertising signals they’ve received.
• Monitoring & improving a system that deploys and refits 10’s of thousands of models daily.
• Developing algorithms to optimize the setting of every lever in a high throughput real-time decision system.
• Analyzing data to better understand how a neighborhood’s consumption of web pages correlates with visits to a local big box store.
• Finding the handful of outliers in billions of transactions.
• Deriving a set of new features that will help better understand the interplay between geography and audience features to improve model performance.
• Building new products with applied AI and bring them to market.
• Participating in planning, roadmap, and architecture discussions to help evolve our AI processes to improve revenue-generating products.

•   Master's Degree in in related field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc) (Required)

•   Doctorate Degree (Preferred)

•   Data exploration

•   Algorithm knowledge and creation

•   Ability to communicate technical information for documentation and/or visualization

•   Python or Scala programming skills desired

•   Knowledge of machine learning and statistical distributions desired.

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K matching and flexible PTO. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers! 

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] or 616-541-3145.  

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