Mission Lane
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Head of Data Science
Location
United States
Posted
36 days ago
Salary
$250K - $270K / year
EnglishNumpyScikit Learn
Job Description
• Lead the strategic direction of data science for the next phase of Mission Lane’s growth
• Innovate on the application of machine learning to underwriting and other practical problems
• Report directly to the COO
• Lead one of the most knowledgeable and effective data science teams in fintech
• Drive financial and customer outcomes through machine learning and cross-functional collaboration with the entire business
• Develop the data science team to add new data sources, improve modeling methodology, and practice sound risk management
Job Requirements
- Understands how to operate a data science team to reach strategic business goals through talent development, cross-functional partnerships, and technical innovation
- Has experience applying data science to credit risk management
- Can make your team better every day because you can be clear about goals and the team’s purpose
- Can execute through education, organization, and trust
- Has a deep understanding of the field of data science and can communicate a vision
- Has created, deployed, and managed experiments and models in production systems
- Knows and teaches solid fundamentals with software engineering (test-driven development, code review, refactoring) and the PyData stack (numpy, scikit-learn, polars, etc.)
- Balances the demands of development speed with the need to meet compliance standards and documentation
Benefits
- Full health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (for medical and childcare expenses)
- Paid parental leave
- 401k Company Match
- Generous PTO
- Flexible schedules
- Calm App subscription
- Additional compensation in the form(s) of participation in our annual incentive program and equity
