Quantitative Researcher, PhD

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee fraud detection models throughout the entire model development lifecycle, from data acquisition decisions to featurization, labeling, model training, experimentation, productionalization, and monitoring.

• Create foundational models for Fraud and Financial Risk products.

• Investigate new fraud types and formulate products centered around identity verification.

• Iterate on research and development, incorporate new data sources, and implement innovative feature engineering.

• Produce production-ready code to facilitate real-time decision-making for partners.

• Design, execute, and present analyses that guide data acquisition, product development, risk operations, marketing, and sales.

• Collaborate with engineering, risk operations, and data acquisition teams to ensure access to necessary data, uphold data quality, and support data access.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience/research.

• Solid foundation in machine learning, statistics, or applied data science.

• Proficiency in Python and commonly used data science tools acquired through coursework, research, internships, or personal projects.

• Proven capability to analyze complex issues and develop data-driven solutions.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly.

• Eagerness to gain in-depth knowledge about fraud, identity, and financial risk systems.

• Competence in writing clean, maintainable code.

• Keen attention to detail and curiosity regarding real-world data challenges.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Must reside in the United States.

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment while addressing diverse, high-impact, open-ended challenges.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employer-paid group health insurance for you and your dependents.

• 401(k) plan with employer match.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Regular company-wide in-person events.

• Home office stipend.