Data Science Lead
Core
Strategic architect and research pioneer for the organization's data ecosystem, designing scalable architectures and leading R&D for novel data sources.
Role type
Senior IC data science lead (architecture & R&D)
Builds
Scalable data architectures, novel data source integrations, and production-ready analytical models
Domain
Fintech / Digital Identity / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Data architecture design, statistical analysis, experimental design (A/B testing), MLOps deployment, feature engineering, vendor assessment, API design
Preferred skills
Synthetic data evaluation, IoT stream processing, third-party API integration, bias/fairness auditing
Technologies
Python, R, SQL, AWS/GCP/Azure, Spark, Kafka, Airflow
Responsibilities
Design and oversee evolution of scalable data architectures for advanced analytics and real-time processing; Scout, evaluate, and pressure-test new internal, external, and alternative data sources; Define and document gold-standard methodologies for statistical analysis and ML modeling; Establish rigorous validation protocols and evaluation metrics; Serve as the bridge between R&D and Production for model ingestion; Oversee data delivery contracts and API design for downstream applications
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities