[Remote] Senior Manager / Principal Data Scientist, Credit

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mission Lane is a purpose-driven fintech company based in the U.S., focused on providing accessible credit solutions. The Senior Manager / Principal Data Scientist will innovate and improve machine learning models to help make efficient financial decisions for customers, collaborating with business leaders and technical experts. Responsibilities Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to solve practical problems and help our business and customers reach their financial goals Partner with business leaders and technical experts across the company to develop new data sources, improve our modeling methodology, and apply models with sound risk management Skills Has created, deployed, and managed supervised learning models in production systems for vital applications and enjoys being a technical mentor Has a PhD in a quantitative field and 3+ years of experience in a related role Has a BS / MS in a quantitative field and 7+ years of experience in a related role You share best practices for software engineering and can help smart, experienced data scientists with complex technical problems - especially operationalizing and evaluating models for real-world applications Considers themself a generalist data scientist more motivated by practical solutions than theoretical elegance Practices solid fundamentals with software engineering (test-driven development, code review, refactoring) and the PyData stack (numpy, scikit-learn, pandas, etc.) Is interested in a wide range of ML solutions, including established tools (e.g. Spark, Kubernetes, Airflow, MLFlow), emerging tools (like Chalk, BentoML, or DVC), and developing in-house tools Experience managing a strong technical team Experience building predictive models end to end Experience solving problems in consumer lending or fintech Interest in developing ways to train, interpret, and deploy neural network architectures for time series classification tasks Benefits Participation in our annual incentive program Equity are dependent on role Unlimited paid time off 401(k) match A monthly wellness stipend Health/ dental/ vision insurance options Disability coverage Paid parental leave Flexible spending account (for childcare and healthcare) Life insurance A remote-friendly work environment Work An engaging culture with access to training programs and advancement opportunities Life Full health, dental, and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Account (for medical and childcare expenses), paid parental leave, and a 401k Company Match Balance Generous PTO, flexible schedules, a Calm App subscription, and more Company Overview Mission Lane is a consumer finance company dedicated to helping everyone have access to fair and clear credit. It is a sub-organization of LendUp. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https//www.missionlane.com/.