Senior Data Scientist

Apply; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO policy

401(k) plan

Paid parental leave

Monthly reimbursements for wifi and cell phone bills

Job summary

Apply is seeking a Data Scientist in New York, NY. You will build, improve, and maintain machine learning models. The role requires 5+ years of data science experience and expertise in Python and SQL.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to derive insights and optimize financial services for customers. Competitive salary between $175,000 - $200,000 plus benefits such as medical insurance and 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience doing data science (modeling + analysis).
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, improve and roll out new models.
• Analyze customer base shifts and pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Collaborate effectively in a cross‑functional team environment.

Skills

Machine learning principles and techniques

Data analysis

Python

SQL

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in data science, statistics, or related field

Tools

scikit‑learn

JupyterLab

pandas

matplotlib

statsmodels

Job description

Brigit is a holistic financial health company helping everyday Americans build a brighter financial future.

Role overview

As a Data Scientist on our team, you’ll be responsible for building, improving, and maintaining the key ML models that enable our services. The key problem spaces we focus on are:

• Identifying the credit risk of customers so we can help more people in need when they need it
• Identifying fraud early, so we can focus on customers who rely on us for support
• Optimizing our transaction timing to prevent customers from over‑drawing their accounts

We have access to rich, structured data that we can use to derive insights and build complex models. In addition to supporting new use cases when needed, you will also have the opportunity to help us stand up best practices and collaborate across Data Science, Analytics, Product, and Engineering teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Build, test, improve and roll out new models in a variety of problem spaces.
• Analyze how our customer base is shifting as we grow and pinpoint areas we can improve.
• Help our existing engineering and business teams achieve our cross‑functional goals.

What you have

• 5+ years of experience doing data science (modeling + analysis)
• Advanced degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or related field.
• Proven expertise in machine learning principles and techniques.
• Experience in Python, using industry‑standard modeling toolkits like scikit‑learn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels, etc.
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries and the ability to combine multiple data sources.
• Experience creating training data sets, training models, tuning hyperparameters, performing validation, running A/B tests in production, and owning performance and model monitoring.
• Experience building classification and prediction models, testing them in a startup environment, and iterating to improve their performance.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate ideas and code clearly in a cross‑functional team environment (Engineering, Product and Business teams).
• Experience building end‑to‑end data science solutions to address business needs: from ideation to deployment & A/B testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to various audiences.

Who You Are

• Passionate self‑starter who is always looking for ways to optimize, test, and improve.
• Comfortable operating through ambiguity by asking questions and learning quickly.
• Always willing to collaborate and help your colleagues do their best work.
• Passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through your work.

Compensation

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 with a 10% annual bonus opportunity. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Benefits & Team

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave
• Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on‑demand health support
• Monthly reimbursements for wifi and cell phone bills
• Annual reimbursement for learning & development
• Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future
• High‑growth company
• A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start‑up work environment with a highly talented team

Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breastfeeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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