Senior Data Scientist, Home Lending

Wealthfront; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wealthfront in New York hosts a Data Scientist role embedded in the Home Lending initiative, focused on turning rich financial and behavioral data into business value. You will partner with product, marketing, and risk teams to influence decisions and measure impact, while protecting client information and assets through rigorous analytics.

We seek candidates with strong foundations in statistics, operations research, CS, economics, or natural sciences, excellent communication, and a proactive

Qualifications

• Strong background in statistics, OR, CS, economics, or natural sciences.
• Excellent communication and proactive problem solving.
• Ability to translate data insights into business impact.

Responsibilities

• Embed with Home Lending team to inform product and marketing decisions.
• Ensure data governance and protect client information and assets.

Skills

Statistics

Operations Research

Computer Science

Economics

Natural Sciences

Analytical thinking

Communication

Proactivity

Job description

The Wealthfront Data Science Team utilizes our rich financial and behavioral data to influence key product and marketing decisions, as well as to safeguard our client's information and assets. The team draws from backgrounds in Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics, and Natural Sciences. We value analytical rigor, clear communication, and proactivity. We believe that good ideas can come from anywhere and encourage Data Scientists to pursue self-directed explorations in search of business value.

The Data Scientist in this role will be primarily embedded within Wealthfront's new and quickly-growing Home Lending area. The vision of this area is to enable our clients to grow their wealth through leveraged home ownership.