CareerPlan

Staff Data Scientist

Boston, MA, USFull-time$125k–$189k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Develop predictive cyber risk models, maintain Security Ratings and Risk Vector methodologies, and translate analytical solutions into scalable production systems.

Role type

Staff Data Scientist (Cybersecurity Risk)

Builds

Cybersecurity risk assessment models, Security Ratings, and Risk Vector scoring systems

Domain

Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Data Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Statistics, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Model Validation, Python, SQL, Git, Big Data (Spark/Hadoop), AWS, Data Visualization, AI-assisted development tools

Preferred skills

PhD in Quantitative Science, Experience modeling risk for rare events, Peer-reviewed literature analysis

Technologies

Python, R, SQL, Git, Spark, Hadoop, AWS, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot

Responsibilities

Research and implement statistical/ML methodologies for risk assessment; Maintain and enhance scoring methodologies; Explore new data sources to improve models; Develop scalable code for models and pipelines; Monitor model performance and investigate anomalies; Communicate technical concepts to stakeholders.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship