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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Publicis Groupe
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $73,500.0 - $136,500.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Algorithm Design, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cluster Analysis, Data Mining, Distributed Computing Environment, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, Apache Hive, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Apache Spark, Amazon Elastic Mapreduce (EMR)
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g7qp2p

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or a closely related field; Master's Degree preferred; equivalent knowledge of statistical modeling, machine learning, etc accepted

 + Strong fundamental understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning, big data analytics, and algorithmic analysis. Ability to select approaches and algorithms to problems and articulate why those specific solutions are appropriate. This requires some experience and theoretical knowledge

 + Comprehension of algorithms in the following areas: Bayesian Data Analysis, Classification, Clustering, Regression, Collaborative Filtering, and Graph Algorithms

 + Experience with and/or theoretical understanding of distributed computing frameworks, e.g. Hadoop, MapReduce, MPI. Ideally, some experience with Spark, Amazon EMR, and/or Hive

 + Experience working with datasets in a cloud (AWS, Azure, Google) environment, including tools such as EMR, S3, and Athena, while not required, will be beneficial

## Description

+ Assist with and execute data science projects, working with product, engineering and/or customer service teams to identify requirements, perform analysis, and present results and/or solutions to stakeholders

 + Design, develop, test, and refine the statistical algorithms used to power Lotame's business

 + Apply knowledge and training in data modeling, data mining and optimization to very large scale data sets, producing solutions to meet Lotame's business needs;

 + Develop and help to productize scalable predictive models in the areas of performance optimization, behavioral profiling, audience segmentation, and identity resolution

 + Work alongside other members of the Lotame Data Science team to provide statistical algorithm development and support to a variety of products, including Lotame's Optimizer and Cross Device


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