Data Scientist - Marketing Analytics

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a leading provider of AI-powered software engineering solutions that help businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with over 400 Global 2000 clients across North America, APAC, and Europe to tackle complex challenges in applied AI, cloud, data, experience design, and workforce transformation. Powered by more than 11,000 experts, a bold culture, and our proprietary Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) approach, we deliver outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth. Headquartered in New Jersey, with 40 global offices, Ascendion combines scale, agility, and ingenuity to engineer what’s next.

Learn more at https://ascendion.com/.

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Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role

• Job Title: Data Scientist
• Location: Bear Creek, 27207
• Summary: This is a Marketing Data Science role. Marketing analytics experience required.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with senior management, technical and client teams to determine data requirements, business data implementation approaches, and best practices for advanced data manipulation.
• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
• Design, implement, automate, and maintain large-scale enterprise data ETL processes.
• Modify existing databases and database management systems and/or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
• Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or related field required.
• 8-10 years applicable experience required.
• Experience with database technologies.
• Knowledge of the ETL process.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated history of success.
• Desire to be working with data and helping businesses make better data-driven decisions.

Desired Qualifications

• Direct marketing experience in digital products, gaming preferred.

Location

• Bear Creek, 27207

Explain a typical day in the role

• Partner with Marketing, business, and finance teams on understanding and analyzing digital marketing campaigns
• understanding KPIs, creating measurement plans, and driving post mortem analyses for campaigns. Build segmentation and KPI foundations for performance marketing. Collaborate with analytics engineers on building automations and reporting.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?

• We are ideally looking for a professional with direct marketing experience in digital products. Gaming preferred.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each

• Marketing analytics
• SQL/Python
• Databricks is strongly preferred for candidates to have but not required

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $160,000 - $180,000 USD annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

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