Data Scientist
Location: Culver City, California
Country: United States
Category: Data Sciences
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: April 1, 2026
Job ID: 646085
Job Description
Data Scientist
Location: Remote within 100 miles of Culver City, CA
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: 40 hours
Pay: $62-$64.24 DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Data Scientist to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 12-month contract, working in a remote schedule from Culver City, CA.
Data Scientist | Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience in Data Science field, or a Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field with 2 years of experience.
- Strong foundation in probability and statistics.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python or R to work with large data sets.
- Knowledge around supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, decision trees, neural networks, etc).
- Understands digital marketing data and KPIs - Social, SEO, Paid Media, etc.
- Ability to both solve problems with an analytical mind set and explain findings and methodologies to technical and creative teams.
- Looking for someone with 3-5 years of experience manipulating data sets and using statistical /ML models to extract insights and visualize them for stakeholders.
- Ability to read and analyze large amount of content in Simplified Chinese.
- Experience in applying causal inference for marketing, and familiar with marketing mix modeling or multi-touch attribution models.
- Knowledge of model evaluation frameworks including metric definition, sampling strategy, and human-in-the-loop processes.
- Proficiency in code collaboration/version control systems (git/github/gitlab).
Data Scientist | Description:
- Build and maintain data driven optimization models, experiments, forecasting algorithms and machine learning models to better campaign performance, identifying trends and optimize strategy.
- Provide causal analysis to evaluate impact from various marketing initiatives, including both organic and paid ad placements.
- Design and continuously improve models that measure upper funnel marketing impact, integrating multiple metrics and a diverse source of data in both structured and unstructured format.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and propose solutions to address business problems.
- Assess business needs to translate model outputs into tangible and actionable findings and reports for both marketing and product.
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
