Principal Data Scientist: AI & ML Architect for Risk

Mariner Finance; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Finance in Plano, Texas is seeking a senior data scientist to lead advanced AI, ML, and predictive modeling across risk, pricing, and customer strategy. You will drive end-to-end data science initiatives from problem framing to production deployment.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, cloud experience (AWS), and a proven ability to partner with risk, technology, and business teams to deliver measurable improvements in portfolio performance and profitability.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in data science, statistics, or ML, incl. five+ years building production models.
• Experience leading large modeling initiatives through full lifecycle.
• Strong Python/SQL and cloud analytics experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, evaluation, and deployment of complex ML/AI models across risk, pricing, and customer strategy.
• Own end-to-end modeling lifecycle: problem framing, data assessment, feature engineering, deployment, monitoring, and recalibration.
• Translate business challenges into analytical strategies; assess risk, feasibility, and impact.
• Apply advanced ML/AI techniques to improve portfolio performance and profitability.
• Design rigorous experiments, including A/B tests and measurement frameworks for impact.

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Data Science

Machine Learning

Modeling

Experimentation

Communication

Cloud AWS

Databricks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Mariner Finance in Plano, Texas is seeking a senior data scientist to lead advanced AI, ML, and predictive modeling across risk, pricing, and customer strategy. You will drive end-to-end data science initiatives from problem framing to production deployment.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, cloud experience (AWS), and a proven ability to partner with risk, technology, and business teams to deliver measurable improvements in portfolio performance and profitability.