Data Scientist, Trust and Safety - USDS

About TikTok U.S. Data Security
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Our US Data Security Safety team provides key support for TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our US market. As a Data Scientist on TikTok's US Data Security Safety - Product team, you will be instrumental in ensuring that TikTok remains a safe, trustworthy, and risk-free environment to create and enjoy content across all of our apps while protecting our brand. The ideal candidate will have a background in a statistics and product analytics, will have experience working with large data sets, and will have some experience delivering data products on a fast-paced team. This position will be full-time and will be based in our Los Angeles or Mountain View, CA location. In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Data Scientists may be exposed to harmful content as part of their core day-to-day functions, as well as in project work; in response to escalation requests; or by chance.

Some content viewed my violate our community guidelines which include but are not limited to bullying; hate speech; child abuse; sexual assault; torture; bestiality; self-harm; suicide; and murder.

Responsibilities
- Partner with product, operations, policy, and engineering teams to scope, design, execute, measure, and improve the impact of US Safety efforts
- Be constantly curious and continue to pursue in-depth explorations of our datasets and business
- Conduct quantitative analysis, deliver insights, and influence US Safety decision making through understanding of user behavior and safety ecosystem
- Design and monitor core metrics; perform root cause analysis to explain drivers
- Identify trends and opportunities to drive safety initiatives and create a ecosystem for content creators, users, and consumers
- Collect and provide quantitative and qualitative information to measure risk of feature/product launches and answer strategic business questionsMinimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor/ Master degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics/Statistics, and other STEM majors is required
- 4+ years of experience in data science, data analytics, product analytics, quantitative analysis, and machine learning experience to build ML-driven products for solving business problems
- Knowledge of experimentation and testing of Minimum Viable Products to determine if proposed business models/solutions scale up
- Experience in utilizing SQL/Python to extract, manipulate, and analyze datasets; experience with creating data visualizations to communicate metric performance.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis or data modeling techniques, including: hypothesis testing, experiment design, and common regression and classification algorithms.
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written, capable of communicating with people of many different levels of an organization
- Your ability to work in a high tempo environment, adapt, respond to day-to-day challenges of the role; your resilience and commitment to self-care to manage the emotional demands of the role.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience as a Product or Applied Data Scientist
- Previous experience in data science, data analytics, or product analytics at a consumer technology company.
- Passion for social technology products and a curiosity to learn and grow with a fast-paced company.

Trust & Safety recognizes that keeping our platform safe for TikTok communities is no ordinary job. It can be rewarding, psychologically demanding, and emotionally taxing. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start: so our candidates are well informed before proceeding.

We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Accommodation Statement
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/ktJP6.

This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.