The Research Data Scientist for YouTube Gaming Discovery will influence YouTube's product and engineering leadership by helping gamers find relevant content. This role is part of the Gaming Discovery team, which focuses on enhancing user engagement through data-driven insights. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders to address business questions and refine analysis metrics. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in data science to solve complex problems and contribute to the development of innovative solutions.

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering or a related quantitative field.
• 3 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems.
• Proficiency in coding languages such as Python, R, or SQL.
• Experience with machine learning and experiment design principles is preferred.
• Familiarity with recommender systems is preferred.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and clarify business or product questions.
• Translate and refine business questions into analysis, evaluation metrics, or mathematical models.
• Design and evaluate models to mathematically express and solve defined problems.
• Gather information and context around business goals and existing data infrastructure.
• Own the process of gathering, extracting, and compiling data across sources using relevant tools.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.