The Data Scientist role within Apple Ads focuses on leveraging data to influence product strategy, business performance, and advertiser outcomes. The position is part of the Data Insights organization, which collaborates with various teams to solve complex challenges using data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning. Candidates will work on high-impact problems across multiple domains, including product insights, business metrics, predictive modeling, and advertiser research. Successful candidates will be matched to teams based on their skills and interests.

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in Data Science, Analytics, Machine Learning, Quantitative Research, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale, complex datasets.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with common analytical libraries.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, and analytical problem solving.
• Experience developing statistical, machine learning, econometric, forecasting, or optimization models to solve business problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

• Define measurement frameworks and design experiments to evaluate product and advertiser outcomes.
• Own key business metrics and identify drivers of business performance.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Develop forecasting, machine learning, and optimization models to improve business performance.
• Apply statistical and econometric techniques to understand marketplace behavior and advertising effectiveness.
• Build scalable analytical frameworks and automation solutions to improve decision-making.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.