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Lead Data Scientist

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$150,000🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-07-30

Core

Senior technical leader driving high-impact analytics initiatives using machine learning and AI to solve complex business problems, specifically focusing on financial forecasting and enterprise-grade data products.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Data Scientist (Financial Forecasting & Modeling)

Builds

Production-ready predictive solutions, financial forecasting models, and intelligent data products for Finance, Operations, and Technology stakeholders.

Domain

Commercial Real Estate / Financial Services / AI & Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Financial forecasting, time-series modeling, budget variance analysis, scenario planning, machine learning, deep learning, gradient boosting (XGBoost, LightGBM), transformer-based models, time-series frameworks (Prophet, TFT), generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, prompt engineering, MLOps, model versioning, automated retraining pipelines, CI/CD, feature engineering, data discovery, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

XGBoost, LightGBM, Prophet, TFT, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end data science projects by scoping solutions and delivering measurable outcomes; Develop and own financial forecasting models including revenue projections and cost modeling; Apply ML and deep learning techniques to build predictive solutions; Leverage generative AI and LLMs to build intelligent data products; Design and implement MLOps practices for model scalability and reliability; Enhance data collection and feature engineering procedures.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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