Senior Data Scientist

About the role

At Brigit, we’re focused on giving the 100M Americans who live paycheck to paycheck access to more affordable financial services and getting them on the path to better financial wellness. As a Data Scientist on our team, you’ll be responsible for building, improving, and maintaining the key ML models that enable our services.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, improve and roll out new models in a variety of problem spaces.
• Analyze how our customer base is shifting as we grow and pinpoint areas we can improve.
• Help our existing engineering and business teams achieve our cross-functional goals.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience doing data science (modeling + analysis)
• Advanced degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or related field
• Proven expertise in machine learning principles and techniques
• Experience in Python, using industry-standard modeling toolkits like sklearn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels, etc.
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries and the ability to put together multiple data sources
• Experience creating training data sets, training models, tuning hyperparameters, performing validation, running A/B tests in production, creating and owning performance and model monitoring
• Experience building classification and prediction models, testing them in a startup environment and iterating to improve their models
• Ability to work effectively and communicate ideas/code clearly in a cross-functional team environment (Engineering, Product and Business teams)
• Experience building end-to-end data science solutions to address business needs: from ideation to deployment & AB testing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to various audiences

Qualifications

• Passionate self-starter who is always looking for ways to optimize, test, and improve
• Able to operate through ambiguity by asking questions and learning quickly
• Willing to collaborate and help your colleagues to do their best work
• Passionate about making a difference in people's lives through your work

Skills

• Python programming
• Machine learning principles and techniques
• SQL querying
• Data modeling and analysis
• Model training and validation
• A/B testing in production
• Collaborative teamwork
• Communication and presentation skills

Benefits

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 with a 10% annual bonus opportunity. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Schedule

Our work environment is dynamic, flexible, and collaborative. We offer a high-growth company culture with a highly talented team.

Pay

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 with a 10% annual bonus opportunity. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Team

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO Policy
• 401k plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support
• Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills
• Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development

Disclosures

Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email accommodations@hellobrigit.com. Disclosures: For information on our data privacy policies, see the Brigit California Personnel Privacy Policy. Brigit uses E-Verify for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.