Senior data scientist Job at Publicis CoLab, Chicago, IL

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  • Publicis CoLab
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

Senior Data Scientist

What you'll do:

Our Data Scientists deliver analytic solutions across a wide variety of client applications. We build inferential and predictive models, including machine learning algorithms and AI; we process, integrate and manipulate big data with distributed systems and customer data pipelines; we synthesize results and translate findings into compelling stories that resonate with clients.

As a Senior Data Scientist *, * you'll solve complex marketing and business challenges-from cross-channel media and customer experience optimization to segmentation, targeting and business strategy-by accessing, integrating, manipulating, mining and modeling a wide array of data sources.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Translating and reframing marketing and business questions into analytical plans.

  • Using distributed computing systems to ingest, access and integrate disparate big data sources.

  • Conducting extensive exploratory analysis to identify relevant insights, useful transformations and analytical applications.

  • Applying quantitative techniques, including statistical and machine learning, to uncover latent patterns in the data.

  • Building and testing scalable data pipelines or models for real-time applications.

  • Summarizing, visualizing, communicating and documenting analytic concepts, processes and results for technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to establish clear analytical objectives, approaches and timelines.

  • Sharing knowledge, debating techniques, and conducting research to advance the collective knowledge and skills of our Data Science practice.

Qualifications

We're looking for rigorous analytic training and 3+ years professional experience in a data science or analytics role, which typically includes:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, econometrics, operations research, data science, computer science, engineering, marketing or social science methods.

  • Hands-on experience mining data for decision-focused insights.

  • Hands-on experience running common statistical or machine learning procedures, such as descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, dimension reduction, feature transformation, supervised or unsupervised learning.

  • Hands-on experience using Python or R, SQL, and distributed computing systems such as Hadoop or AWS. Familiarity with Linux and/or Spark preferred.

  • Demonstrated interest in marketing analytical applications.

  • Demonstrated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment with flat structure.

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit!

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Additional information

Digitas is an equal opportunity employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

Compensation Range: $87,210 - $125,265. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 1/1/2026.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Freelance,

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