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Company

Original Job Post

Kapitus · 3 days ago

Lead Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$118K/yr - $154K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work with the Risk team to identify and implement policy and pricing decisioning rules

Strategize and work with other data scientists to develop machine learning including but not limited to credit risk, marketing, fraud, and customer lifetime value.

Provide leadership on model governance

Identify new data sources that add lift to predictive modeling capabilities; work with bureaus and other data services to satisfy data requirements

Provide guidance about appropriate Machine Learning algorithms for achieving superior results in model building and explaining

Provide cross functional leadership to achieve smooth and efficient deployment of models and decision engines to the business

Conduct analysis and turn insights into actionable changes for predictive models or policies; have experience identifying and prioritizing the business impact

Recommend ongoing improvements to methods and algorithms currently in production

Communicate with stakeholders, delivering informative and effective findings, results, and recommendations

Mentor data scientists on business topics and data science skills

Qualification

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Financial services experienceBuilding modelsMachine learningExploratory data analysisData visualizationMarketing mix modelingDigital attribution modelingMultivariate regressionTime-series modelingBayesian statisticsSegmentation modelingData miningSimulationOptimizationForecastingEconometric modelingTraditional modeling techniquesDeep learningAgileScrumPythonSQLLinuxAWSAttention to detailCommunicationProject management

Required

MS or PhD in Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Finance, Survey Research or another related quantitative field

5+ years financial services experience

5+ years building models in an applied context

Strong attention to detail; excellent communication and project management skills

Thorough understanding of machine learning techniques

Ability to perform exploratory data analysis and visualization

Experience with marketing mix modeling, digital attribution modeling, multivariate regression, time-series modeling, Bayesian statistics, segmentation modeling, machine learning, data mining, simulation, optimization, forecasting

Econometric modeling, traditional modeling techniques (regression, tree-based models), deep learning

Agile, Scrum experience

Technical experience with Python, SQL, Linux, AWS

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

401K

Company provided Life Insurance

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement Plan

Company

Kapitus

Kapitus is a business loan provider dedicated to helping small and medium-sized businesses in their growth.

Founded in 2006

New York, New York, USA

201-500 employees

https://kapitus.com/

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