Data Scientist

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
September 30, 2022

In SmartNews, growing with fast speed, various opportunities of data science exist. Decision making based on scientific analysis accelerates product and business growth with learning and improvement in try and error cycle processes. In improving user satisfaction and giving value to business stakeholders like publisher, advertiser, and agency etc., data science plays an important role.

We are seeking data scientist who have proactive mind in ambiguous environment and decent skill to deliver impactful actionable insight to product and business.

急成長を続けるSmartNewsにおいて、データ分析が貢献できる機会が数多くあります。科学的な手法による分析に基づいた意思決定は、学びから改善につなげていく試行錯誤の中でプロダクト/ビジネスの成長の大きな原動力になります。ユーザーの満足度を向上し、媒体社・広告主・広告代理店といったステークホルダーに対して価値を提供する上でも大きな役割を果たしています。SmartNewsでは、複雑な環境下でも積極的に行動し、影響力の高い洞察を届けるデータサイエンティストを求めています。

Responsibilities

Analyze data for one or more of the following areas:

ad product development
ad sales
marketing
mobile app UI/UX
news/video content
other product analyses

Proactively ideate analysis projects and prioritize them
Report data insights and predictions via visualizations and dashboards as well as written and verbal communication
Work closely with business leads product managers, engineers, etc. to ensure that data insights are actually translated into concrete product improvements or actions
Help determine the overall data strategy (potentially with help from data engineers and product managers

下記の中で、一つ以上の分野でデータ分析を行う。
- 広告プロダクト開発・広告営業
- マーケティング
- モバイルアプリのUI/UX
- ニュースやビデオコンテンツ
- その他、新規事業を含むプロダクト分析
ユーザーや広告主・媒体社満足度を上げ事業を成長させるために、プロダクトの戦略や仕様・機能を考え意思決定する上で必要なデータ分析を行う。
積極的に分析プロジェクトを考案し、優先順位をつける。
データによる洞察をダッシュボードやチャートで可視化し、口頭・文面で説明する。
ビジネスリード、プロダクトマネージャーやエンジニアと協力し、データインサイトをプロダクト改善に繋げる。
会社全体のデータ戦略を、データエンジニアなどと議論しながら決定し、改善する。

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Technical university degree or equivalent knowledge
3 years of analytical work experience
Experience with SQL and either R or Python
Medium level knowledge of applied statistics (hypothesis testing, multivariate regression, time series analysis etc.)
Analytical work experience related to apps, web service, or ads
Strong communication, logical thinking skills, and enthusiasm for new challenges
Business-level English reading & communication AND business-level Japanese reading

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing/mentoring other data scientists
Advanced level knowledge of applied statistics (causal inference, bayesian modeling etc.)
Understanding of machine learning
Basic understanding of data engineering tasks (e.g. data warehousing, model deployment, using data workflow tools like Azkaban or Airflow)
Experience with big data (Hive, Spark, Presto, etc.) and SQL performance tuning
Experience with Linux command line
Business-level Japanese reading & communication

Benefits

Benefits and Perks

Support programs for self-improvement and career development (language learning, etc.)
SmartKitchen - Healthy lunch on a daily basis for free (Tokyo Office)
ChikyuCoffee - Delicious coffee provided by our Barista every day (Tokyo Office)
transportation coverage (maximum 50,000 yen)
Various social insurance benefits included

福利厚生

語学学習など自己研鑽やキャリア開発のサポートプログラム
SmartKitchen - ランチカフェテリア無料
地球珈琲 - バリスタが淹れる本格珈琲無料
交通費支給 (上限5万円)
各種社会保険

How to apply

Please apply via the form below & please also submit source-code like GitHub account and CV

エントリー方法

以下のフォームからエントリーをお願いします。また、公開可能なソースコード（GitHubのアカウント等）や履歴書、職務経歴書も合わせてお願いします。

APPLY NOW ➜Japanese Required ⚠️

About スマートニュース

スマートニュース株式会社は「世界中の良質な情報を必要な人に送り届ける」ことをミッションとし、独自開発のウェブ解析技術を基盤に、アメリカと日本を中心に世界5000万ダウンロードを超える「SmartNews」を運用しています。また、創業者の1人がエンジニア出身であり、ITを重視するテクノロジー企業です。

スマートニュースの開発チームは非常にダイバシティ豊かです。東京とサンフランシスコ、パロアルト、上海、北京に開発オフィスがあり、世界トップレベルのエンジニアが集まっています「One Product, One Team」の哲学に基づき、日米で異なるタイムゾーンや言語、物理的環境でありながらも、活動のコードベースは1つ、そしてチームも1つでグローバルプロダクト開発体制をつくっています。英語もしくは日本語どちらかが流暢に話せれば応募可能なポジションもあり、優秀なグローバルメンバーと国際的な環境で働きたい日本人にとっても、すばらしい環境です。日本語、英語の学習サポートもあります。

SmartNews's policies during COVID-19 are as follows:

All interviews are being conducted remotely
Employees are working remotely following the government’s instructions
They've given everyone some monetary incentive to support working from home

Japanese Language Policy
We do not require Japanese language ability in the working environment. We have a language support program if employees want to learn Japanese.
Visa Sponsorship
We support candidates to get a working visa from the start to the end (for JP office joiners).
Paid Leave
Our holidays shall include Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and other days designated by the Company.

Annual paid holidays
- 4-10 days of paid holiday will be granted depending on the month in which you join the Company.
- From the second year and onwards, paid holidays will be granted according to the number of years of your employment on April 1st of each year. The number of days granted shall be set forth in the Work Rules.
Other leaves
- Summer holidays
- Year-end and year-beginning holidays
- Special leave for congratulation or condolence (marriage or immediate family death)
- Sick/Injured Child Care Leave
- Family nursing care leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
Benefits
☕️ ChikyuCoffee - Delicious coffee provided by our Barista every day

🍹 Free soft drinks

🌽 SmartKitchen - Healthy organic lunch on a daily basis for free at our cafeteria

👩‍🎓 Foreign language development support

💜 Various social insurance benefits included

🏥 Health insurance

📓 Free book rent from our library collections

🌎 Translation/interpretation support (EN<>JP)
Remote Work
We accept work from home policy during natural disasters and emergency situations. Our company’s working policy during the pandemic follows the government’s recommendations.
Work style
Our engineering and product teams follow the discretionary labor system to better collaborate with members in the US and China.
Diversity
We support diversity in various ways and those are not simply reflected in the quantitative goals.

We have employees with 18 different nationalities. Groups of small gatherings with similar interests are actively communicating across divisions, departments, and regions. We have monthly Global All Hands to share important notes from each region and be aligned globally.

All employees in SmartNews have different personal and professional backgrounds and experiences.
Parents and Family
We are supporting our employees in various ways to help them manage their work better with family care.

We have 10 annual paid leaves (for a child) for employees with children until they enter highschool.

Working from home is encouraged when their family needs care. Employees can freely invite their family to the Smart Kitchen (our corporate kitchen where free lunches are served).

During the working from home period because of the pandemic, employees with small children autonomously held some online sessions for their children such as reading fairy tales and mutual online babysittings.