Principal Marketing Scientist

When you join Verizon

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We’re a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.

What you’ll be doing...

This role is a blend of marketing, consulting, and predictive analytics. The Analytics Principal is an integral part of the Marketing Effectiveness team tasked with developing analytical processes designed to deliver high-quality insights that enable Verizon to improve how marketing investments impact business results. You will work closely with marketing functions including media, brand/creative, and consumer insights along with business teams, financial planning & analysis, and external partners to proactively develop and manage efforts from end to end. The end goal is to ensure strategic and tactical marketing decisions are informed by data-driven insights.

• Manage, guide, and build day-to-day analytics processes including activities such as data identification and collection, analytics design, marketing mix model development, implementation & maintenance of new analytic approaches, interpretation of findings, and coordination with strategy and insights teams.
• Help build a best-in-class analytical roadmap that obtains both short-term and long-term objectives required to be a center of analytic excellence.
• Lead the team efforts in delivering improvements in decision-making and business strategies via advanced analysis including marketing mix, clustering, segmentation, point estimation, design experiments, etc.
• Work in close collaboration with Marketing Effectiveness team members and other internal partners to leverage expertise in data management, advanced marketing mix modeling, scoring, etc., in order to develop key insights.
• Lead the design, implementation, and interpretation of advanced multi-factor experiments to evolve testing approaches.
• Present complex statistical concepts and research results to the non-statistical audience. Lead the deck preparation by both providing direction to junior team members as well as being willing to roll up the sleeves to create the presentation.
• Help foster a continuous test and learn culture and process (i.e., rapid cycle learning).
• Continually broaden and strengthen knowledge of analytical methods, vendors, and tools.

Where you’ll be working:

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

What we’re looking for...

You will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience in analytics across marketing, finance, and strategy.
• Knowledge of marketing principles and understanding of marketing strategy and mix to inform potential recommended actions.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree.
• Ability to successfully develop, maintain, and interpret complex analytical techniques and insights.
• Knowledge of R programming language and software environments.
• Proven analytical skills in understanding and interpreting quantitative data, constructing marketing mix models, and providing clear output to identify trends, interpret findings, draw insights, and formulate recommendations.
• Managing analytical talents to identify, prioritize, design, develop, and implement advanced analytical solutions to complex business problems/opportunities.
• Developing solid engagements and partnerships with business partners to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of analytics in decision making.
• Data management, analysis, and visualization to realize absolute and incremental commercial gains
• Focus on accurate and timely results delivery by overcoming obstacles through the development of mechanisms and tools to improve efficiencies.
• Able to make trade-offs to deliver effective solutions to business partners in a timely fashion.
• Displays enthusiasm for delivering high-impact projects and service to clients.
• Highly professional with high ethics and standards.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

NYC candidates: Verizon requires new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for onsite and hybrid NYC roles. Verizon provides reasonable accommodations consistent with legal requirements (e.g., for medical or religious reasons). Additional information will be provided during the hiring process.