Lead Data Scientist, Financial ML & AI Solutions

Mastercard; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard, a global payments technology company, seeks a Lead Data Scientist in Salt Lake City to guide the data science and analytics team. You will design and deploy production-grade ML models for financial applications, including transaction classification and risk analysis, while leading a team of engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and practical NLP, statistical modeling, and AI techniques to drive business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data science teams and projects.
• Proven track record deploying ML models in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow the data science team and tech stack focused on production-grade services.
• Plan and direct data science / ML projects within the team.
• Design and implement ML models for financial applications including transaction classification and risk modeling.
• Measure, validate, and improve performance of ML models.
• Present technical problems and findings to business leaders and clients.

Skills

Data science leadership

ML model development

NLP / text analytics

SQL / Database

Kubernetes / Docker

Python / Sklearn / Pandas

Education

PhD or MS in CS/IT/Engineering/Math/Statistics

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

REST APIs

TensorFlow

Job description

Mastercard, a global payments technology company, seeks a Lead Data Scientist in Salt Lake City to guide the data science and analytics team. You will design and deploy production-grade ML models for financial applications, including transaction classification and risk analysis, while leading a team of engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and practical NLP, statistical modeling, and AI techniques to drive business impact.