Data Scientist – Payments Risk & Analytics (Hybrid)

PayPal, Inc.; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

PayPal, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Data Scientist for Payments Risk Management and Data Analytics to build models, analyze data, and drive insights that reduce risk and enhance decisioning across the payments platform.

You will collaborate with product, risk, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust data solutions, ensure data quality, and optimize data pipelines while communicating findings clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent.
• Experience with data science methods in a business context.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data science models and algorithms.
• Analyze and interpret complex data sets.
• Ensure data quality and integrity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements.
• Optimize data processes for efficiency and performance.
• Perform advanced statistical analysis and reporting.

Skills

Data science models

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Data quality

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PayPal, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Data Scientist for Payments Risk Management and Data Analytics to build models, analyze data, and drive insights that reduce risk and enhance decisioning across the payments platform.

You will collaborate with product, risk, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust data solutions, ensure data quality, and optimize data pipelines while communicating findings clearly to stakeholders.