{"id":17515,"date":"2026-02-09T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-business-product-ds-2026-start-phd\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:42:52","slug":"tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-business-product-ds-2026-start-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tiktok-data-scientist-intern-tiktok-shop-business-product-ds-2026-start-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok &#8211; Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\r\n  :root\r\n  *\r\n  body\r\n  a\r\n  .container\r\n  .hero\r\n  .heroTop\r\n  h1\r\n  .sub\r\n  .tags\r\n  .tag\r\n  .ctaRow\r\n  .btn\r\n  .btn:hover\r\n  .btnPrimary\r\n  .btnGhost\r\n  .note\r\n\r\n  .grid\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  .card\r\n  .cardPad\r\n  .sticky\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  h2\r\n  p\r\n  .muted\r\n  .list\r\n  .list li\r\n  .split\r\n  @media (max-width: 540px) }\r\n\r\n  .kv\r\n  .kv:first-child\r\n  .k\r\n  .v\r\n  .section\r\n  .callout\r\n  .footer\r\n  .divider\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"hero\" aria-labelledby=\"job-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"heroTop\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <h1 id=\"job-title\">Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD)<\/h1>\r\n      <div class=\"sub\">TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery<\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tags\" aria-label=\"Key details\">\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udccd Seattle, WA<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83c\udfe2 On Site<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"ctaRow\">\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeattiktok.com\/earlycareers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Internship details\">\r\n  <div>\r\n    <article class=\"card\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>About this internship<\/h2>\r\n        <div class=\"html-block\">\r\n          <p>As a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS), you\u2019ll support product-focused data science work for TikTok in Seattle, WA in an on-site setting. This PhD internship typically involves analyzing data and applying statistical methods to inform decisions, using tools such as SQL, Python, or R. The role lists an annual salary range of $137K\u2013$228K, and details can be found at https:\/\/lifeattiktok.com\/earlycareers.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n\r\n    <article class=\"card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>Qualifications<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"split\">\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Required<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics or other quantitative disciplines<\/li>\n<li>Proficient in data analysis tools and languages such as SQL, Python, or R<\/li>\n<li>Solid foundation in statistics, with hands-on experience in A\/B testing, regression analysis, and causal inference<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Nice to have<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Experience translating product or business questions into clear hypotheses and measurable success metrics.<\/li>\n<li>Comfort communicating statistical results and tradeoffs to non-technical partners in writing and presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Practical experience cleaning, validating, and documenting datasets to ensure reliable analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with experimentation best practices such as sample size planning and checking assumptions.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to write readable, reproducible analysis code and explain methods for peer review.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"callout\">\r\n          <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;padding-left:0;padding-top:0;\">How to stand out (TUN tip)<\/h2>\r\n          <div class=\"html-block muted\">\r\n            <p>Before you apply, prepare 1\u20132 concise examples from your PhD work that show A\/B testing, regression analysis, or causal inference end-to-end, and be ready to explain your assumptions and how you validated data quality. If you share a portfolio or code, focus on clarity and reproducibility rather than large amounts of output.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <aside class=\"card sticky\" aria-label=\"Overview\">\r\n    <div class=\"cardPad\">\r\n      <h2 style=\"padding-left:0px;\">Overview<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Company<\/div><div class=\"v\">TikTok<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Industry<\/div><div class=\"v\">Content Creators, Content Discovery<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Location<\/div><div class=\"v\">Seattle, WA<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Work model<\/div><div class=\"v\">On Site<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Pay<\/div><div class=\"v\">$137K-$228K \/yr<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" style=\"width:100%;justify-content:center\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeattiktok.com\/earlycareers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/aside>\r\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD) TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery \ud83d\udccd Seattle, WA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship As a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS), you\u2019ll support product-focused data science work for TikTok in Seattle, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-no-separators","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357],"tags":[525,526,358,483,527,374],"class_list":["post-17515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internship","tag-content-creators","tag-content-discovery","tag-on-site","tag-seattle","tag-tiktok","tag-wa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"wp_review_large":false,"wp_review_small":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Career Team","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/author\/magic\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS) &#8211; 2026 Start (PhD) TikTok \u00b7 Content Creators, Content Discovery \ud83d\udccd Seattle, WA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $137K-$228K \/yr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship As a Data Scientist Intern (TikTok Shop Business Product DS), you\u2019ll support product-focused data science work for TikTok in Seattle,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}