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About the Team
The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth can not be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience

About the Role
The primary role of a Data Scientist is to conduct deep analysis of users, merchant products, platforms, and ecosystems, accurately describe business status, quickly discover and locate problems and opportunities in various business and technical directions. You will work closely with cross-function teams, such as Algorithm team and Product team to identify key issues of user experience and business performance.

Responsibilities - What You'II Do
- Responsible for the research of business value, multi-indicator measurement, substitution, ecosystem strategy, and the design and analysis of complex algorithm experiments.
- Complete in-depth special analysis and provide strategic suggestions through keen business insight, qualitative and quantitative analysis, model building, and experimental verification.
- Based on a deep understanding of user traffic, merchants, creators, platforms, and ecosystems, accurately reflect the current business situation through the definition of a scientific indicator system and exploratory data analysis, quickly identify potential improvement opportunities in various business and technology directions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above; with backgrounds in e-commerce, local services, advertising, recommendation, live streaming, short videos, etc., statistics, computer science, economics, etc., data science, quantitative analysis, etc. are preferred;
- Solid theoretical foundation and practical experience in statistics, machine learning, causal inference, etc.
- Proficient in SQL, proficient in using Python/R and related libraries.
- Excellent sensitivity to data and logical thinking, ability to build an analytical framework in situations of high uncertainty, and transform data into quantitative insights.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the internet and live streaming/short video industries is a plus.
- Good communication skills, proactive at work, a strong sense of ownership, strong sense of responsibility, good teamwork and pressure-handling abilities
- Strong curiosity and self-driven, eager to accept challenges, and pursue excellence.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $167537 - $312866 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.