Senior Data Scientist, Home Lending Growth & Insights

Wealthfront; United States; Remote; USD 185,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Wealthfront is seeking a Data Scientist embedded in our Home Lending team to leverage financial and behavioral data to influence product decisions and safeguard client assets.

Responsibilities include building predictive models for purchasers/refinancers, analyzing user behavior in home lending tools, and translating results into strategic recommendations. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in data science, a quantitative advanced degree, and strong Python/SQL skills with mentorship mindset.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field with 6+ years in data science.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Hands-on mathematical and software engineering skills.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Mentor junior Data Scientists within the team.

Responsibilities

• Build predictive models for purchasers or refinancers to enable targeted outreach.
• Analyze user behavior in home lending tools and flows to optimize experiences.
• Interpret and contextualize statistical results for business stakeholders and translate numbers into recommendations.

Skills

Python

SQL

Mentoring

Communication

Mathematical rigor

Software engineering

Education

Master’s or PhD in quantitative field (Statistics / OR / CS / Economics / Natural Sciences)

Job description

Wealthfront is seeking a Data Scientist embedded in our Home Lending team to leverage financial and behavioral data to influence product decisions and safeguard client assets.

Responsibilities include building predictive models for purchasers/refinancers, analyzing user behavior in home lending tools, and translating results into strategic recommendations. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in data science, a quantitative advanced degree, and strong Python/SQL skills with mentorship mindset.