Staff Data Scientist, Watchlist

Socure; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to advance identity verification through NLP and entity resolution. You will build NLP pipelines to extract entities from diverse data sources, including sanctions lists, and apply scalable matching engines for real-time verification.

Join a US-focused team serving major banks, driving improvements in AML screening accuracy and operational efficiency with robust quality metrics and data-driven approaches.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience deploying NLP pipelines.
• Strong background in data science.
• Experience with entity resolution and sanctions lists.
• Experience scaling matching engines for real-time verification.
• Familiarity with AML screening processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop NLP pipelines that extract entities from diverse data sources, including sanctions lists.
• Scale and maintain matching engines to support real-time identity verification for banks in the USA.
• Create robust quality metrics to support AML screening.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data-driven identity verification.

Skills

NLP pipeline deployment

Entity extraction

Data science

Real-time identity verification

AML screening knowledge

Job description

Socure is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to enhance identity verification through NLP and entity resolution. Candidates with extensive experience in deploying NLP pipelines and a strong background in data science should apply.

At Socure, you'll focus on developing NLP pipelines that extract entities from various data sources, including sanctions lists. Your work will directly impact real-time client verification processes, improving the efficiency and accuracy of identity resolution.

You will be part of a team that serves a diverse client base, including major banks in the USA. Success in this role means effectively scaling matching engines and creating robust quality metrics to support anti-money laundering (AML) screening.