Data Scientist 2 - Virtual - Freewheel

About this role

Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Our media sales division helps local, regional, and national brands reach potential customers through multiscreen TV advertising. Our ad tech division FreeWheel provides comprehensive adtech that makes it easier to buy and sell premium video advertising across all screens, data types, and sales channels.


Job Summary
The Data Scientist 2 is an independent contributor who develops and applies statistical, machine learning, and optimization techniques to solve well-defined business problems. This role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven insights and scalable analytical solutions while continuing to build technical expertise.


Job Description

• Build and validate machine learning, statistical, and optimization models for business use cases.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify actionable insights and recommend solutions.
• Develop automated analytical workflows, reports, dashboards, and reusable data pipelines.
• Assist Senior Data Scientists to evaluate model performance and document methodologies.
• Present technical findings and business impact to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Analytics teams to translate business requirements into data science solutions.
• Contribute to code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; Spark/PySpark experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of machine learning techniques (regression, classification, clustering, forecasting, tree...