Data Scientist on SmartNews’s Ads Data Science team, leading product analytics, A/B testing, causal analysis, and analytical pipelines to guide ad-product decisions across JP and US markets.
About this role
SmartNews (founded 2012, 'deliver quality information to the people who need it') develops the SmartNews app in Japan and the US, one of Japan's largest news apps, with offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore. Its product team explores and validates new information experiences, collaborating like an internal startup to test hypotheses rapidly with cutting-edge technology. As a Prototyper you bridge the gap between abstract product concepts and real products — not just defining requirements but building prototypes leveraging the latest generative AI to quickly discover new user value. Full-time; Shibuya, Tokyo.
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