Staff Data Scientist, Product, Ads Privacy and Safety

Google is seeking a Staff Data Scientist for their Ads Privacy and Safety Analytics and Insights team. This role focuses on developing unbiased frameworks to enable continuous measurement of business health and deliver impact assessments across risk, business, and user trust efforts. The ideal candidate will proactively counter threats and challenges by enabling precise measurement and ensuring that the right problems are addressed.

The position is part of Google Ads, which powers the open internet with technology connecting people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. The team builds advertising products for search, display, shopping, travel, and video, as well as analytics tools. They create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads, helping grow businesses of all sizes and enabling Google to engage with customers at scale.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Conducting in-depth analyses of fraud vectors to inform mitigation strategies
2. Utilizing advanced statistical techniques to identify emerging threats and risks
3. Developing success metrics and quantitative frameworks for Ads Safety and Risk
4. Generating actionable insights to guide cross-functional teams
5. Measuring the effectiveness of Ads Safety efforts

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data science or machine learning, experience with fraud detection or risk assessment, and the ability to present complex findings to non-technical stakeholders. They should also be capable of leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior team members.

Google offers a competitive salary range, bonus, equity, and benefits package. They are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates.