Vericast is the leader in online advertising technology. We process over 110 billion opportunities and serve over 100 million digital ads daily, which contribute to our petabytes of analytics data.  As a Data Scientist at Vericast, your work is central to keeping us at the forefront of the AdTech industry. 

Vericast is currently building the privacy-centric future of digital advertising by
focusing on web content rather than individuals. We need your help to connect web content to consumer interest and action, ultimately driving which ads will be shown on a webpage.  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 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. Our frequent Data Science and engineering team activities like hackathons and sandboxes will help grow your skills and curiosity.
This Principal Data Scientist position contributes by designing, conducting, and incorporating
analyses of data from a wide variety of sources. This involves moving ambiguous requirements to concrete, exploring the data, building or applying appropriate algorithms, documenting the findings, and incorporating the analysis into the system. Effective communication with other job disciplines is required.

On any given day you’ll be...

• Working in an integrated Data Science, Engineering, and Product team to build new methods of targeting media based on web content.
• Working with Engineering to improve architecture including web crawler optimization and scalable NLP computations.
• Using NLP to understand a webpage’s content and visitors to the webpage.
• Connecting crawler-derived features to consumer intent.
• Assisting other DS priorities like modeling campaign performance, identifying fraud, and attributing consumer actions to served media

Our ideal candidate will likely have…

• 8+ years experience and  desire to perform responsibilities similar to those listed above
• Big Data Distributed Computing Experience (Spark)
• AdTech/MarTech experience a big plus
• An advanced degree in a relevant, quantitative field or equivalent experience
• Ability to grow and ultimately mentor team members of varying experience levels and competencies through data science, product and software development life cycles

What's in it for you?

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

Who we are:

Valassis, a Vericast business, is the leader in marketing technology and consumer engagement. We work with over 60,000 companies and brands in a wide array of industries, partnering to anticipate consumer intent, inspire action, and create demand. NCH Marketing Services, Inc. and Clipper Magazine are Valassis subsidiaries, and RetailMeNot Everyday™ is its consumer brand. Its signature Have You Seen Me?® program delivers hope to missing children and their families. Follow Valassis on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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