Lead Data Scientist

Best Egg is the leading financial confidence platform that provides flexible solutions to real-life challenges for people with limited savings. We leverage real-time customer insights and data science to connect more people with the right products for their financial needs. Our offers include a growing suite of products such as personal loans, a credit card, and flexible rent, which are complemented by a suite of financial health tools to help customers make smart financial decisions and stay on track, so they can be money confident no matter what life throws at them.

Our culture and values inspire our employees and customers to embrace Best Egg. We are committed to championing a culture of inclusiveness and diversity of thought, and we focus on providing a safe, flexible, and collaborative work environment. Our employees are encouraged to engage in creative problem solving, and we promote opportunities for growth and enrichment across the organization.

If you are inspired by inspiring others, Best Egg is the place for you.

We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist who can identify business problems, translate insights into actionable recommendations, develop AI/ML stack solutions, drive test/learn plans, present recommendations, and independently deploy these solutions into production – with the capability to lead, coach, mentor or upskill other team members to do the same. The ideal candidate has a high sense of urgency, a creative mind, great communication skills, and a strong background in programming and AI/ML.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operational Research, Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science or other quantitative major. Masters or PhD is preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience analyzing data and delivering business insights
• 3+ years’ experience in AI development and deployment
• Strong Python and SQL skills is required.
• Experience with dev tools – Git, JIRA, etc.
• Experience building and deploying data solutions in cloud protection environments.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to translate quantitative concepts to a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Improve funnel efficiency and drive business KPI by partnering with Marketing and the Credit/Fraud departments to optimize theapplication and verification processes
• Develop and automate reporting and monitoring around funnel performance metrics leveraging SQL, Python and Meta Flow
• Partner with various business units to develop AI/ML solutions aimed at optimizing and automating business tasks relating to application, applicants’ verification and/or operational strategies.
• Assess the capabilities and values of 3rd party vendors.
• Contribute to a culture focused on continuous learning and celebrate frequent wins, while providing valuable insights to

$120,000 - $140,000 a year

This position is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance. Yearly incentive bonus target 20% of base salary. Best Egg celebrates diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better we will grow.

Employee Benefits

Best Egg offers many additional benefits for our employees, including (but not limited to):

• Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program
• Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short-term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays
• Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options
• Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs
• Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!