Senior Data Scientist - ML for Marketing & Lending

Best Egg; Delaware; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings with company match

Generous paid time off

Health care plans

Job summary

Best Egg, part of Barclays, is seeking a Data Scientist to drive marketing decisions through the design and development of ML models. You will build end-to-end pipelines, collaborate with marketing and analytics partners, and translate analytics into actionable strategies for loan origination and pricing.

The role requires a master’s (PhD preferred) in a quantitative field and 3+ years of predictive modeling experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field; Ph.D. preferred.
• 3+ years of experience developing predictive models or performing advanced analytics.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling and ML fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to commute to Best Egg’s Wilmington office at least once a week.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance ML models that improve prospect response and customer outcomes.
• Develop end-to-end ML pipelines from data extraction to deployment and monitoring.
• Explore data assets to uncover trends and key risk drivers.
• Manage the full modeling lifecycle including design, data prep, feature engineering, evaluation, and documentation.
• Design experiments to test new ideas and drive innovation.
• Support model validation and governance processes.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning fundamentals

Data storytelling

Communication

Ownership

Education

Master's degree in Statistics/Math/CS/DS

Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn)

SQL

Job description

Best Egg, part of Barclays, is seeking a Data Scientist to drive marketing decisions through the design and development of ML models. You will build end-to-end pipelines, collaborate with marketing and analytics partners, and translate analytics into actionable strategies for loan origination and pricing.

The role requires a master’s (PhD preferred) in a quantitative field and 3+ years of predictive modeling experience.