Senior Real-Time Payments Data Scientist (Remote)

Eliassen Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a Principal Data Scientist to scale data science and AI for end-to-end payment optimization. You will collaborate with ML engineers and product partners to design and deploy real-time models and intelligent decision engines, drive strategy and roadmaps, and mentor senior data science talent.

The role balances strategic leadership with hands-on contributions across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and select implementation to deliver production-grade ML solutions.

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, including hands-on experience.
• Proficiency in Python and strong SQL experience. NoSQL or graph databases are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead solution design and execution, translating complex business requirements into actionable technology solutions.

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

ML engineering

Real-time ML

Communication

Leadership

Payments/Fintech knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Stats/Math/Engineering; PhD preferred

Tools

AWS

GCP

Snowflake

Databricks

Vertex AI

NoSQL/Graph DBs

Job description

Eliassen Group seeks a Principal Data Scientist to scale data science and AI for end-to-end payment optimization. You will collaborate with ML engineers and product partners to design and deploy real-time models and intelligent decision engines, drive strategy and roadmaps, and mentor senior data science talent.

The role balances strategic leadership with hands-on contributions across architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and select implementation to deliver production-grade ML solutions.