Staff Data Scientist - Remote, Credit Analytics & Monitoring

Upstart; United States; Remote; USD 167,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual wellness allowance

Equity grants

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Upstart is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to own monitoring and reporting of model and credit performance for Personal Loans. This role provides regular visibility to senior leadership and shapes data-driven decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

In addition to recurring reporting and performance tracking, you will investigate emerging trends, diagnose unexpected outcomes, and recommend actionable treatments.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Operations Research, Physics, or related)
• 6+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or a related quantitative field
• Experience with Python and SQL
• Strong analytical and first-principles thinking
• Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills; ability to articulate complex analytical concepts to diverse audiences

Responsibilities

• Own credit and performance monitoring for the Personal Loans product
• Identify performance trends and deep-dive to understand root causes; recommend targeted treatments
• Perform rigorous statistical analyses to evaluate past experiments and natural experiments
• Build and maintain workflows that automate and scale standard reporting

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in a quantitative field

PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

A/B testing

Causal inference

Job description

Upstart is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to own monitoring and reporting of model and credit performance for Personal Loans. This role provides regular visibility to senior leadership and shapes data-driven decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

In addition to recurring reporting and performance tracking, you will investigate emerging trends, diagnose unexpected outcomes, and recommend actionable treatments.