Principal Data Scientist
Forward Financing · Remote · Remote - Alberta, Canada · Remote - Ontario, Canada ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Principal level role
- Remote-first culture
- Fintech & Lending focus
- Python + SQL expert
- Credit risk modeling
As the most senior individual contributor, you will shape the multi-year data science roadmap and drive ambiguous initiatives from concept to production. You will partner with senior leadership across Portfolio Strategy, Engineering, and Product to deliver advanced analytical solutions that impact business domains like credit risk and pricing.
What you'll do
- Lead design and deployment of complex statistical and machine learning models
- Drive end-to-end delivery of flagship data science initiatives
- Define technical strategy for modeling ecosystem including credit risk and pricing
- Partner with senior leaders to shape data science roadmap and business strategy
- Enforce organization-wide standards for model development and code quality
- Mentor data scientists at all levels to raise technical bar
- Communicate technical concepts and tradeoffs to executive stakeholders
- Architect production machine learning pipelines and monitoring frameworks
What you'll need
- Deep experience building credit risk and underwriting models in fintech
- 10+ years hands-on model development using advanced statistical techniques
- Proven track record leading high-impact initiatives from ambiguity to production
- Expert proficiency in Python, SQL, and Git
- Experience designing and deploying models on cloud platforms like AWS
- Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning principles
- Ability to influence technical direction and mentor senior talent
- Bachelor's degree in Financial Math, Economics, Statistics or related field
Nice to have
- Experience with real-time models and decisioning engines
- Proficiency with workflow orchestration tools like Metaflow
- Knowledge of cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake or Databricks
- Familiarity with Arize, SageMaker, Taktile, or Tecton
- Masters or PhD in relevant quantitative field
Stack
- Python
- SQL
- Git
- AWS
- SageMaker
- Metaflow
- Snowflake
- Databricks
How you'll work
- Remote-first company with flexible work locations
- Employees can work from home, office, or combination
- Flexible hours prioritized
- Team members located in US, Dominican Republic, and Canada
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible time-off policy
- Paid parental leave
- RRSP match
- Wellness reimbursement
- Volunteering days
- Annual professional development budget
- Charitable donation match