Head of Data Science - Document Verification & Biometrics
Core
Lead end-to-end data science strategy for AI-powered Document Verification, Biometrics, and Reusable Identity systems, evolving from traditional computer vision to foundation model–driven agentic architectures.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Data Scientist (Document Verification & Biometrics)
Builds
Production-grade agentic systems for document understanding, face matching, liveness detection, deepfake detection, and identity verification.
Domain
Identity security, fraud prevention, computer vision, multimodal AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Computer vision, multimodal AI, vision-language models (VLMs), foundation model development, biometric systems (face recognition, liveness detection), deepfake/presentation attack detection, agentic system design, vector databases, embedding systems, adversarial attack mitigation, Python, PyTorch
Preferred skills
Customer-facing technical leadership, public speaking, executive briefings
Technologies
PyTorch, vector databases, embedding systems
Responsibilities
Define data science vision for Document Verification and Biometrics; Architect and deploy state-of-the-art computer vision and multimodal systems; Drive development of domain-specific foundation models; Lead transition to agentic systems for automated verification workflows; Advance fraud and attack detection capabilities; Partner with Product, Engineering, and Risk teams to deliver scalable solutions; Represent Socure externally as a thought leader in biometrics and fraud prevention.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities