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Research Scientist, PhD New Grad

Research Scientist developing and deploying machine learning models for fraud detection, identity verification, and financial risk. The role targets new PhD graduates or early-career researchers with strong quantitative foundations, Python experience, and interest in owning the full production ML lifecycle.

120k – 220k/yr
RemoteEntry levelAI Research

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain fraud detection models across the full model development lifecycle, including data acquisition, featurization, labeling, training, experimentation, productionization, and monitoring.
  • Build foundational models for fraud and financial risk products.
  • Research new types of fraud and develop identity-verification products.
  • Iterate on research and development, integrate new data sources, and create inventive features.
  • Write production-ready code for real-time decision-making.
  • Design, perform, and present analyses informing data acquisition, product development, risk operations, marketing, and sales.
  • Collaborate with engineering, risk operations, and data acquisition teams to access data, maintain data quality, and support data access.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience/research.
  • Strong foundation in machine learning, statistics, or applied data science.
  • Experience with Python and common data science tools through coursework, research, internships, or personal projects.
  • Ability to analyze complex problems and build data-driven solutions.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical ideas clearly.
  • Interest in fraud, identity, and financial risk systems.
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable code.
  • Strong attention to detail and curiosity about real-world data problems.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States and residence in the United States.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment involving varied, high-impact, open-ended problems.

Technologies

  • Python 3
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS infrastructure, including EC2, S3, RDS, and Redshift

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary range: $120,000–$220,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.
  • Employer-paid group health insurance for employees and dependents.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Regular company-wide in-person events.
  • Home office stipend.

Skills

PythonPostgresAWSamazon ec2amazon s3amazon rdsamazon redshiftMachine LearningStatisticsData Sciencefeature engineeringFraud Detectionidentity verificationmodel deploymentData Analysis

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