Data Science Graduate (Advertisement Team) – 2026 Start (PhD)
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Overview
We are part of TikTok Monetization Products data science team, enabling and championing data‑driven decision making. Our vision is to become a world‑class data science team where data is used rigorously to drive all decision making. Our mission is to drive monetization and sustainable revenue growth for TikTok through data science.
Responsibilities
- Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical methods.
- Design, analyze, and interpret insights end‑to‑end on a project from data requirement gathering to data processing, modeling, and impactful business recommendations.
- Partner with cross‑functional teams to identify new opportunities requiring sophisticated analytical and modeling techniques.
- Design, execute, and interpret results of experiments (e.g., A/B testing).
- Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to team leadership and influence strategic decision‑making.
- Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Qualifications
- Final year PhD candidate or recent PhD graduate in a quantitative field (Economics, Statistics, Applied Math, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Analytics, etc.).
- Experience with data querying and manipulation using SQL, Python, or R.
- Experience implementing data analysis in a scripting language (R, Python, Matlab).
- Must obtain and maintain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Internship experience in data science.
- Research experience in data science.
- Experience working with cross‑functional teams.
- Agile, quick self‑learner, highly self‑motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver.
- Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast‑moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually). The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $114,000 – $240,000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on factors such as qualifications, skills, competencies, 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.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day‑one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
Fair Chance
- 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.
- 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:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
- Exercising sound judgment.
TikTok Accommodation
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About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short‑form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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