Senior Principal Data Scientist - Real-Time Payments (Remote)

Eliassen Group; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

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 will collaborate 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 contribution across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field. PhD preferred.
• 7+ years in ML research or engineering with 5+ years building large-scale, real-time ML systems in production.
• Expertise in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data analysis with strong experience across the ML lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision and strategy for data-driven product initiatives focused on payment optimization, aligned to business goals.
• Develop scalable and reusable capabilities for real-time ML models including classification, ranking, optimization, rapid experimentation, and continuous monitoring.
• Oversee and contribute to conceptualization, development, deployment, operation, validation, and maintenance of ML models and update systems.
• Establish and enforce best practices for ML modeling while evaluating and adopting modern tools, frameworks, and infrastructure.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and collaboration while mentoring an elite team of data scientists.
• Partner with product, engineering, data, and compliance teams to integrate ML into products and communicate complex concepts to varied audiences.
• Collaborate with Data Science leaders to establish an operating model for ML R&D that optimizes end-to-end delivery of business value.

Skills

Python

SQL

Communication

Leadership

ML

Education

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

PhD preferred

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

NoSQL

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 will collaborate 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 contribution across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and