Senior Data Scientist, MLOps – Bilingual, Spanish

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead credit modeling projects for operations in Argentina, suggesting technical strategies.

• Create application score and behavior score models, overseeing the process from data preparation to final validation.

• Execute exploratory analyses, data preprocessing, and feature selection utilizing SQL and Python.

• Implement statistical and machine learning methodologies to construct and evaluate models.

• Assess model performance and stability prior to deployment.

• Oversee models in production, monitoring performance, stability, and predictive accuracy over time.

• Advise on recalibration and redevelopment when performance metrics decline.

• Document models, assumptions, and outcomes for business and risk teams.

• Communicate findings and recommendations to credit and risk teams in both Portuguese and Spanish.

• Collaborate closely with credit, risk, and technology teams, engaging with Spanish-speaking stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics or a related discipline.

• Over 5 years of experience in data science or statistical modeling.

• Demonstrated expertise in credit risk modeling, encompassing application score and behavior score models.

• Strong skills in SQL and Python for data manipulation, analysis, and modeling.

• Experience in developing and validating machine learning models, including classification, regression, and clustering techniques.

• Knowledge of libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, or comparable tools.

• Advanced proficiency in Spanish.

• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking abilities, capable of questioning model assumptions and results.

• Effective communication skills for presenting models and findings to both technical and business audiences.

• Ability to autonomously lead a workstream and prioritize tasks efficiently.

• Strong focus on quality and comprehensive documentation of deliverables.

• Comfortable collaborating with teams and stakeholders from different countries.

• A Master's degree in Statistics or a related field is advantageous.

• Experience in banking, credit bureaus, or consulting is a plus.

• Familiarity with monitoring models in production is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Continuous training and professional growth opportunities.

• Fully remote work environment.

• This position welcomes applications from candidates with disabilities.