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CurrentCurrentNew York, NY

Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist building and deploying ML models for customer prediction, segmentation, and growth at a fintech company. Requires 5+ years experience, Python ML expertise, and SQL.

170k – 220k
On-site5+ YOEData Science

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy predictive classification and regression models, along with anomaly detection models and algorithms.
  • Conduct extensive EDA, feature engineering, and data preprocessing to ensure high-quality input for ML models.
  • Evaluate and optimize model performance using statistical and ML techniques.
  • Design and execute A/B tests to measure and validate model impact.
  • Perform customer segmentation using various clustering techniques.
  • Develop and implement model monitoring dashboards and establish model governance techniques.
  • Collaborate with Analytics, Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to seamlessly integrate predictive models into workflows.
  • Work with the ML Engineering team to ensure efficient data pipelines and scalable model deployment.
  • Analyze diverse datasets to extract meaningful insights and patterns, identifying actionable opportunities for optimization and innovation.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in data science with a strong emphasis on machine learning modeling.
  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis and ML, with experience using libraries such as Scikit-Learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
  • Expertise in SQL and working with large, complex structured and semi-structured datasets.
  • Strong understanding of core machine learning techniques, including logistic regression, gradient boosting, decision trees, and clustering methods.
  • Experience in feature engineering, model selection, and performance optimization.
  • Experienced in designing, executing, analyzing, and reporting on experiments.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s or higher degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Experience working in fintech, e-commerce, or other data-rich consumer-facing industries.
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, particularly Vertex AI and Dataflow.
  • Experience with dbt for data modeling.
  • Familiarity with BigQuery or other MPP databases.
  • Experience using the Scala programming language.

Skills

Pythonscikit-learnXgboostTensorFlowPyTorchSQLLogistic RegressionGradient BoostingDecision TreesClusteringA/B TestingGCPVertex AiDataflowdbt

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