Staff Data Scientist

Job Duties: Identify opportunities and collaborate cross functionally to develop, implement, and continuously improve machine learning models and strategies that support credit underwriting. Identify opportunities to apply AI and advanced machine learning approaches to solve complex business problems. Evaluate alternative data sources and external vendor solutions by defining and driving proof of concept projects to demonstrate the solutions business values. Explore and leverage inhouse, external, and other opensource machine learning software/algorithms. Contribute in enhancing SoFis risk model development code base by developing customized Python scripts or packages. Collaborate with Model Risk Management team and Fair Lending team to demonstrate models are developed with high level rigor that satisfy Model Risk Management requirements, Fair Lending requirements, and other regulatory requirements. Spearhead model deployment by collaborating with cross functional teams including Credit, Product, Engineering, and Business Unit. Present model performance and insights to Credit, Risk, and Business Unit leaders. Full-time telecommuting is an option. Requirements: Masters degree in Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline and (5) five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation Or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline and (7) seven years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: (1) Machine Learning and statistical modeling for supervised and unsupervised learning; (2) Python; (3) Databases and related languages and tools including SQL, NoSQL, and Hive; (4) Statistical Inference (5) Full model development cycle on modern cloud platform including model development, implementation and monitoring; (6) Experience in unsecured loan credit and cashflow underwriting. (7) Familiar with credit bureau data such as Experian, TransUnion or Equifax (8) Experience in model implementation including CICD pipeline and deployment of models to production endpoints. Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable. Full-time telecommuting is an option. Salary: $223,560.00 - $245,916.00 per year. Submit resume with references to: Req.# 1014.40.2 at: ATTN: HR, (email removed).