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Job ID : 1564066 Date Updated : November 4th, 2025
English as main Language

Data Scientist (English Only OK)

Hiring Company EC4908EC
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards
Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 7 million yen ~ 9 million yen

Work Style

Remote Work and WFH Casual Clothing Side Business Ok Flex Time

Job Description

A Global IT Service firm is looking for a Data Scientist in Global Ad Technology Department

Responsibilities:
- Problem definition for ad delivery optimization and the design of KPIs/metrics, along with observability (dashboards and alerts). 
- Data preprocessing, feature engineering, modeling, and offline evaluation (including simulation) for price optimization, CTR/CVR and value prediction, and creative optimization. 
- Online deployment and experiment design: A/B tests/bandits, calibration, rollout strategy planning, effectiveness evaluation, and continuous improvement. 
- Production operations and MLOps: building training/inference pipelines; monitoring and drift detection; model updates and automated rollback; quality and privacy governance. 
- Collaboration with internal stakeholders (product, engineering, sales/operations) on requirements definition, decision support, documentation, and knowledge sharing. 

Why You Should Apply:
- Great opportunity to be able to work for well-established company
- Cross-departmental communication is possible in an international environment


Company Details: 
A global company with a strong presence in multiple business areas. It has achieved sustained growth both domestically and internationally, including in the U.S. and Europe. The company boasts a diverse and international environment and is committed to equal opportunity, offering a wealth of career opportunities. Due to the diverse nature of our business, we handle a wide range of technologies! You can also choose the environment you are most comfortable with, such as Windows/Mac! Meals in the company cafeteria are also free. Our chefs are always coming up with new menu items, so you can enjoy your meal without getting bored!

Working hours: 9:00 - 17:30 (Mon-Fri)
Working Style: Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day work from home)
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays, Year-end and New Year Holidays, Paid Holidays, Other Special Holidays
Services/Benefits:  Social insurance, Pension Plan, Transportation Fee, Free Cantine, Casual clothes and more

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 3 years
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level
Minimum Japanese Level None
Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

- 3+ years of hands-on experience in data analysis and machine learning using Python and SQL; proficiency with Pandas/NumPy/scikit-learn and data visualization tools 
- Experience processing large-scale data (e.g., Spark, BigQuery) and building reproducible analytics environments (using notebooks and repositories together, code reviews, testing) 
- Solid foundation in statistics, probability, causal inference, and experimental design (hypothesis testing, sampling, A/B test design and analysis, effect size estimation) 
- Experience developing machine learning models (regression, classification; tree-based methods/GBDT/logistic regression/simple neural networks) with rigorous evaluation design (offline/online metrics, calibration) 
- Foundational knowledge of online/digital advertising (CTR/CVR prediction, bidding and budget pacing, ad serving control, KPI optimization) or practical optimization experience in adjacent domains 
- Feature engineering oriented toward price and serving optimization use cases; data quality management, leakage prevention, and handling delayed/late-arriving labels 
- Production experience (model deployment, scheduling/pipeline operations, monitoring, implementing and operating drift detection) 
- Communication skills for collaborating with stakeholders on requirements definition, analysis design, and decision support (including explaining and visualizing deliverables) 
- Degree in computer science, information engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience 

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards

Work Conditions

Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 7 million yen ~ 9 million yen
Work Hours 9:00 - 18:00
Holidays National holidays, Paid leave, Family leave etc.
Industry Other (Distribution, Retail, Logistics)

Job Category

Company Details

Company Type Large Company (more than 300 employees) - International Company
Non-Japanese Ratio Majority Japanese