[Remote] Data Scientist - TikTok Ads

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The Data Scientist role focuses on enabling data-driven decision making to drive monetization and sustainable revenue growth through advanced analytics and collaboration across teams. Responsibilities Work with large, complex data sets. Solve difficult, non-routine analysis problems, applying advanced analytical methods as needed. Conduct analysis that includes data gathering and requirements specification, processing, analysis, ongoing deliverables, and presentations Build and prototype analysis pipelines iteratively to provide insights at scale Develop comprehensive knowledge of Tiktok data structures and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development. Interact cross-functionally, making business recommendations (e.g., cost-benefit, forecasting, experiment analysis) with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders through visual displays of quantitative information Research and develop analysis, forecasting, and optimization methods to improve the quality of Tiktok ads products Skills Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent practical experience 1-5 years of relevant work experience, including expertise with statistical data analysis such as linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models, sampling methods Experience with statistical software (e.g. R, Python, MATLAB) and database languages (e.g. SQL) Demonstrated leadership and self-direction. Willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques Demonstrated skills in selecting the right statistical tools given a data analysis problem Effective written and verbal communication skills Benefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) savings plan with company match Paid parental leave Short-term and long-term disability coverage Life insurance Wellbeing benefits 10 paid holidays per year 10 paid sick days per year 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure) Company Overview TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship TikTok has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 979 in 2025, 601 in 2024, 387 in 2023, 322 in 2022, 133 in 2021, 72 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.