Data Scientist III

Cars.com is looking for a Data Scientist II to join the Data Strategy team. The ideal candidate will be a positive self-starter, with a strong passion for data and a visionary for advanced analytical solutions. This individual also needs to be creative and curious- constantly motivated to identify and understand the “why”. As a member of the team, you will work on a variety of projects where you will have the opportunity to apply advanced analytics, data modeling and machine learning concepts to create recommendations and solutions to solve business challenges. An ideal candidate would possess the ability to develop informed business logic, models and algorithms that help drive business strategies and decisions. Beyond the data, this individual will be expected to not only identify how to use data in an effective way, but also build a relationship with your internal clients and present to non-analytic minded individuals with a high degree of professionalism. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a great team of people and play a significant role in driving our business forward through data innovation.

On a Typical Day You Will:

• Research and develop machine learning models
• Collaborate with product, engineering and business teams to define and design algorithmic solutions and frame AB tests to evaluate them
• Work with business partners to identify business opportunities and trends
• Analyze stream of data to understand consumer behavior
• Stay up-to-date with latest technology trends and apply advanced algorithms to improve customer experience and/or increase marketplace efficiency
• Support all iterations of data driven product feature development from algorithm design, production implementation to experimentation and measurement
• Publish research articles on science and innovations
• Write, maintain and share codes using notebooks

 Requirements:

• An MS/PhD preferred in statistics, econometrics, machine-learning, applied mathematics or related quantitative field 
• We will also consider BS with 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong coding skills in python/R/scala/julia and knowledge of oop and functional programming
• Experience with relational databases / SQL
• Understanding S3, HDFS, Hbase, or other non-relational DB
• Proven track record of delivering scalable data science products in environment
• 2-3 years of experience in Personalization, Search, Operations Research or related fields
• Ability to present your work to executives in a concise and effective way