Senior Data Scientist
OnDeckSmall Business company
Chicago, United States$96,000 to $125,000Senior
First Round Capital
Khosla Ventures
RRE Ventures
Sapphire Ventures
Google Ventures
Contour Venture Partners
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Develop and validate credit risk models using advanced statistical and programming skills.
- •As a Senior Data Scientist, you will develop, enhance, and test the company’s models for determining lending criteria and verification procedures.
- •You will perform independent model validations and conduct ad hoc analysis using statistical and financial tools to recommend strategies for risk management, marketing, and operations.
- •Key Responsibilities Perform model validation of credit risk models Prepare model validation reports and write technical documentation Interact with model stakeholders and business partners to gather information Support model releases to ensure they are quickly and accurately put into production Monitor model performance dashboards and escalate concerns as appropriate Requirements Experience in developing advanced credit risk models 5+ years of experience in quantitative analysis in the financial services industry is preferred but not required Knowledge of statistical models in risk management Advanced programming skills in Python and the ability to write customized programs for meaningful data analysis Experience working with relational databases, such as SQL
Required skills
PythonSQLscikit-learnPandasNumPyRisk Management
Nice-to-have skills
R
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits, 401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only), PTO & paid holidays off, Sabbatical program (for eligible roles), Summer hours (for eligible roles), Paid parental leave, DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova), Employee recognition and rewards program, Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day
Tech stack
PythonSQLRPandasNumPyscikit-learn