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Research Data Scientist - Ads Safety and Spam

Google

$141,000 - $202,000
Sep 9, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, USA • Mountain View, CA, USA
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Google is looking to solve the problem of invalid traffic detection, fraudsters or abuse in its advertising platform by improving and optimizing automated machine learning systems.

Requirements

  • Coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL)
  • Querying databases or statistical analysis
  • Experience with large datasets and big data technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Hadoop, Spark)
  • Experience in fraud detection, spam mitigation, or anomaly detection within the online advertising ecosystem
  • Statistical data analysis such as linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models and sampling methods
  • Experience using analytics to solve product or business problems
  • PhD degree in a related quantitative field

Responsibilities

  • Support the improvement and optimization of automated machine learning systems for invalid traffic detection, fraudsters or abuse.
  • Contribute to advanced research to uncover new sources of fraud and develop innovative prevention solutions.
  • Convey data analysis findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Work effectively with various teams of data scientists, engineers, and researchers.
  • Build trust in the digital ads ecosystem and support the healthy growth of Google’s ads business.
  • Prevent threats by enabling precise measurement and ensuring the focus remains on the problems through close partnerships across APaS.
  • Develop unbiased frameworks to measure business health and deliver impact assessments across key areas like risk, business, and user trust.

Other

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • 3 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems
  • Travel to Mountain View, CA, USA or Los Angeles, CA, USA may be required
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States
  • Preferred location: Mountain View, CA, USA or Los Angeles, CA, USA