Job Title: Data Scientist – Media Analytics & Custom Solutions
📍 Location: Pune, India
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
Comscore is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Analytical Solutions team. This role involves executing custom analysis and delivering data solutions for external clients while supporting internal data feeds. You will leverage your expertise in statistics, media research, and data science to transform television usage data into actionable insights and high-value client solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and manipulate large datasets to develop and implement analytical solutions.
- Execute multiple complex analytic projects with precision and attention to detail.
- Translate statistical modeling results into actionable business insights and recommendations.
- Summarize findings concisely for software teams, business decision makers, and clients.
- Interface with clients to understand requirements and qualify custom analytics solutions.
- Develop and adapt statistical methodologies for media research and custom data products.
- Build statistical tools to improve data manipulation, regression, and analysis processes.
- Test and measure new statistical approaches and recommend process improvements.
- Support the Custom Solutions team in prototyping and developing new product ideas.
- Coordinate project delivery and manage internal team expectations.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Education: Ph.D. or Master’s (M.S.) in Statistics, Decision Sciences, Economics, Physics, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or related field preferred.
- Experience: 2–4 years in traditional, direct, or digital media research.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis, regression, and data manipulation skills.
- Proven ability to identify patterns, problems, or analysis opportunities in large datasets.
- Experience with programming and debugging in SAS, R, Python, or similar languages.
- Proficiency in SQL and relational database management.
- Experience with *NIX systems and scripting.
- Knowledge of market research methodologies: regression, time series, SEM, marketing mix, Bayesian methods.
- Experience with experimental design, hypothesis testing, and power calculations.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex systems clearly.
Why Join Comscore?
Comscore offers exposure to cutting-edge analytics, a collaborative global environment, and opportunities to innovate in media research. Employees enjoy a supportive culture, professional learning opportunities, and competitive benefits.