Remote Lead Data Scientist - Real-Time Payments

Eliassen Group; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to scale Data Science and AI capabilities for end-to-end payment optimization. The role collaborates with ML engineers and product partners to design and deploy real-time models and intelligent decision engines, drive strategy and roadmaps, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor senior data science talent.

The position balances strategic leadership with hands-on contributions across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Stats/Math/Engineering; PhD preferred.
• 7+ years ML research/engineering; 5+ years real-time large-scale ML in production.
• Expertise in ML modeling, data analysis, and ML lifecycle & experimentation.
• Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) and SQL; NoSQL/Graph a plus.
• Proven ability to lead solution design translating requirements into tech solutions.
• Exceptional communication to executives and cross-functional teams.
• Bonus: payments/fintech experience; cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, Vertex AI); Agile.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision for data-driven payment initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Develop scalable real-time ML models including classification, ranking, optimization, and monitoring.
• Oversee and contribute to ML model development, deployment, validation, and maintenance.
• Establish best practices for ML modeling with modern tools and infrastructure.
• Foster innovation, experimentation, and collaboration while mentoring data scientists.
• Partner with product, engineering, data, and compliance to integrate ML into products.
• Collaborate with DS leaders to optimize end-to-end ML delivery and business value.

Skills

Machine learning

Python

SQL

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Stats/Math/Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to scale Data Science and AI capabilities for end-to-end payment optimization. The role collaborates with ML engineers and product partners to design and deploy real-time models and intelligent decision engines, drive strategy and roadmaps, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor senior data science talent.

The position balances strategic leadership with hands-on contributions across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and