Data Scientist

About the job About the Company: WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands Company, is the leading provider of health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, prIME Oncology, MediQuality, Frontline, QxMD, Vitals Consumer Services, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®, MedicineNet®, theheart.org®, and RxList® are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For Company details, visit our website: www.webmd.com Experience: 3+ years Qualification: Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field. Work Timings: 2 PM to 11 PM IST Position Requirement: Write clean and efficient code in Python and/or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning tasks. Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze large datasets and extract meaningful patterns, trends, and insights. Develop and implement predictive models for various business applications. Formulate hypothesis tests and design experiments to validate assumptions, measure the impact of changes, and optimize decision-making processes. Demonstrate strong SQL skills for efficient data querying and manipulation using window functions. Work with large datasets and ensure data quality and accuracy. Experience with dashboarding tools like Tableau is a plus to visualize and present data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and insights in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences. Engage with the leadership team and clients to understand business requirements and provide data-driven solutions. Work with real world case studies in Data Science and a chance to implement various modelling techniques. Opportunity to independently execute and lead analytical projects and assignments. Help solve some challenging Healthcare related digital marketing problems globally. Transform business question into data requirements; collect and merge the data; analyse the data, link it to the business reality and present the results Develop predictive models and machine learning algorithms to study change in physician prescribing behaviour as well as WebMD integrated campaign response behaviour. Build analysis to understand user engagement and behaviours across various WebMD products. Technical Skills needed: 1.Experience with data manipulation in SQL environment is a must. Experience with BigQuery/Vertica data warehousing is good to have Experience with statistical and data manipulation tools such as Python or R is a must Need very good expertise in using Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Excellent presentation skills required Experience developing statistical models like hypothesis testing, regression models, classifications models, forecasting etc is a must Algorithm designing and implementation skills in R or Python is required Requirements B.Tech/B.E. / MSc Statistics from premier institutes with Minimum 80% marks in 10th and 12th Minimum 75% marks in graduation 2-5 years of relevant work experience in analytics field Proven experience in data science, statistical modeling, and machine learning applications. Strong proficiency in Python and/or R programming languages. Solid understanding of statistical concepts, hypothesis testing, and experimental design Expertise in SQL for data querying and manipulation. Familiarity with dashboarding tools is a plus. Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.