Data Scientist, Video, Trust

Overview

As a Data Scientist in TikTok's Trust and Safety team, you will drive data-inspired decisions and form roadmaps to ensure TikTok Video remains a safe, trustworthy, and risk-free environment. You will diagnose, triage, and treat large-scale safety issues, scope projects, use ground-truth data to inform strategies, and influence product design. You will partner with stakeholders across product, operations, policy, algorithm, and engineering teams both locally and globally to implement strategies and design products that proactively detect and disarm safety incidents while protecting the creator experience with efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development both short-term and long-term through in-depth business analysis, industry studies and market trend analysis.
• Develop comprehensive metrics and a quantitative measurement structure through statistical modeling to understand video risk levels and creator experience.
• Utilise a comprehensive understanding of content safety and creator experience to develop strategies through data analyses.
• Refine and upgrade the content safety system for globalized products, incorporating statistical modeling to construct an efficient decision-making system that quantifies business tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with the global Trust and Safety team, proactively providing insights and recommendations, driving the implementation of data analysis value, and overseeing the macro direction of the business.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree or above, preferably in mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analysis.
• Proficient in data analysis and statistical analysis tools such as SQL and Python.
• Experience in quantifying complex problems using A/B testing and other statistical methods (causation/correlation, decision trees, regression analysis, etc.).

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and global teams. Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a high-tempo environment and adapt to day-to-day challenges.
• Resilience and commitment to self-care to manage the emotional demands of the role.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, with offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product helps people authentically express themselves, discover and connect. Our global, diverse teams make that possible. We create value for communities, inspire creativity, and bring joy by working together with curiosity, humility, and impact. We strive to do great things with great people and maintain an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people globally, and so does our workplace. We celebrate diverse voices and aim to create an environment reflecting the communities we reach.

Trust & Safety

Keeping our platform safe can be rewarding and emotionally demanding. We disclose potential hazards, risks, and implications upfront so candidates are well informed before joining. We are committed to the wellbeing of all employees and provide programs to promote physical and mental wellbeing. We work collaboratively across functions to ensure a person-centred, innovative, and integrated approach.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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