Leads high-impact modeling initiatives building production-ready forecasting systems for financial metrics like revenue and customer behavior using advanced ML and statistical techniques. Requires 8+ years experience, advanced degree, and expertise in Python, SQL, and time-series/probabilistic modeling.
156k – 224k/yr
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About the role
What You’ll Do
Design and implement advanced time-series and probabilistic models (e.g., hierarchical models, state-space models, Bayesian approaches, multivariate forecasting).
Contribute to internal tooling and shared infrastructure that enables scalable forecasting and analytics.
Establish best practices for model evaluation, backtesting, uncertainty quantification, and scenario simulation.
Apply advanced statistical and ML techniques to model customer behavior, product adoption, revenue dynamics, and cost trends.
Drive improvements in automation, monitoring, drift detection, and lifecycle management of forecasting models.
Partner with Finance, Product, and Sales teams to quantify the impact of new initiatives and understand key business drivers.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other data scientists; raise the bar for modeling rigor and production quality across the team.
What We’re Looking For
Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience building and deploying production-grade ML or statistical systems, with significant experience in time-series modeling.
Deep expertise in probabilistic modeling, forecasting methodologies, and model evaluation techniques.
Strong proficiency in Python and the scientific Python ecosystem; fluency in SQL.
Experience designing systems for large-scale data processing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Spark).
Demonstrated ability to lead technically ambiguous projects with significant business impact.
Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting complex quantitative findings to executive stakeholders.
A track record of elevating technical standards and mentoring other scientists.
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