Lead Data Scientist

Brigit is a holistic financial health company helping Americans improve their financial wellness through transparent and fair financial products. They value autonomy, ownership, and meaningful input from employees.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $185,000–$215,000/yr + 10% bonus

Responsibilities

• Build, test and roll out new underwriting and risk models to better predict risk
• Own the full modeling lifecycle from conception to production and impact realization
• Build, test and roll out new or improved models related to fraud and payments
• Contribute to building best practices for feature development, model training, and monitoring
• Analyze customer base shifts and identify areas for improvement
• Support cross-functional teams in achieving goals
• Mentor junior data scientists or aspiring data scientists

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in data science (modeling + analysis)
• Advanced degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or related field
• Proven expertise in machine learning principles and techniques
• Experience in Python with industry-standard modeling toolkits like sklearn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries and integrating multiple data sources
• Experience creating training datasets, training models, tuning hyperparameters, validation, A/B testing, and monitoring
• Experience building classification and prediction models in a startup environment
• Effective communication skills across cross-functional teams
• Experience delivering end-to-end data science solutions from ideation to deployment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO Policy
• 401k plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellbeing benefits including virtual workouts, discounted gym memberships, virtual therapy sessions, and health support
• Monthly reimbursements for wifi and cell phone bills
• Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development

Additional Information

• The position offers an annual base salary of $185,000 - $215,000 with a 10% bonus.
• Brigit is committed to equal employment opportunity and provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities.