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Data Scientist III

Partner Product Analytics and Experimentation (Partner PAX) enables our product and technology partners to make data informed decisions, optimize product performance, and identify opportunities for improvement in the service of impactful product strategy, better user experiences and accelerating growth of the EG business through our expertise in data discovery, experimentation and predictive and prescriptive analytics. Within the Partner PAX organization, our Media Solutions (MeSo) PAX team supports the advertising organization of Expedia Group that connects brands with our highly engaged travel shoppers. MeSo provides 20 unique advertising solutions for industry partners ranging from sponsored listings for accommodations and flights across Expedia Group brands to display advertising placements in the travel shopping path, social media sponsorships on our brand accounts, and many more. .

In this role, you will support our MeSo partners by providing research and insights and also recommendations for opportunities for improvement.

What you'll do:

• Apply your expertise in data modeling, quantitative analysis, data mining, data visualization with a goal of improving customer experience and business results with a religious focus on impactful analytics, steward product team to drive insights 

• Own metrics framework development for your product, build accurate and easy to consume dashboards/reports 

• Collaborate with product team on goal setting, product performance review, and strategy planning 

• Partner closely with technical and non-technical teams, to answer complex business and user behavior questions, with a focus on meaningful insights 

• Proactively engage with multiple departments across the organization, including Product, Engineering, and Finance, to tackle problems and identify trends and opportunities 

• Take initiative to identify current and potential problems and recommend the best solution 

• Present analytics insights in product reviews, analytics community meetings; socialize your insights to benefit other Expedia Brands 

• Own end to end test excellence in evaluating A/B or multivariate tests to improve learning; proactively uncover opportunities and recommend new features for test and learn; evaluate and apply alternative methods to supplement randomized testing 

Who you are: 

• 3+ years’ data science experience in a business context. 

• Passionate for number crunching, logical problem solving and intellectual challenges 

• Curious by nature with an enthusiasm for making an impact 

• Able to structure / work on data exploration problems, with innovative approaches and solutions, bringing to bear strong reporting and data visualization skills 

• Able to work across different business units/countries and communicate the results of sophisticated analyses in a clear and effective manner company-wide 

• Excellent logical and critical thinker with a background in a quantitative field such as mathematics, physics, engineering, operations research, data science or similar, and a scientific approach to problem-solving (i.e. ability to ask the right questions and craft appropriate analyses to answer them) Able to perform in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable with ambiguity. A sharp focus on results and strong attention to detail 

Technical Skills: 

• Expert with large data sets and proficient in SQL 

• Proficient in building data visualizations (Tableau, Looker, etc.) 

• Experience in modeling selection, building and evaluation 

• Understanding of statistics and hypothesis testing (ex. Confidence Interval, Regressions, Time Series, Clustering, Factor Analysis) 

• A/B testing design and analysis 

• Experience with big data tools / languages (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) 

• Experience with R, python, or other coding language a plus 

• Experience with web analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics a plus 

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience.  Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits. 

About Expedia Group 

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.  

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