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Senior Data Scientist
@Highnote
[Hiring] Senior Data Scientist @Highnote
Mar 26, 2025 - Highnote is hiring a remote Senior Data Scientist. 💸 Salary: $180,000-$220,000. 📍Location: USA.
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Role Description
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Data Scientist to lead our efforts in combating fraud and managing risk across our payment processing platforms. This individual contributor role is highly technical and strategic, requiring a deep understanding of fraud detection in the payments industry, coupled with strong business acumen. As the team grows, you will have the opportunity to build and lead a team of talented professionals.
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Data Analysis and Model Development:
- Analyze large and complex datasets to uncover patterns, trends, and insights related to fraud and risk.
- Develop, validate, and deploy machine learning models and algorithms to detect and prevent fraudulent activity.
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Technical Implementation:
- Collaborate with engineering teams to operationalize fraud detection models, ensuring scalability and performance.
- Build and maintain pipelines for real-time fraud detection and risk scoring.
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Strategic Leadership:
- Proactively identify emerging fraud patterns and design strategies to address them.
- Provide thought leadership on best practices in fraud prevention and risk management.
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Industry Expertise:
- Leverage in-depth knowledge of payment systems, credit card fraud, and fraud mitigation tools.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and techniques to continuously enhance fraud management capabilities.
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Collaboration and Communication:
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand fraud-related challenges and deliver actionable insights.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, including executives.
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Team Development:
- Act as a mentor and thought leader within the organization, with the potential to build and lead a dedicated team over time.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in data science, with significant expertise in fraud detection and risk management within the payments industry.
- Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models, including real-time systems.
- Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, R, or Scala, and machine learning frameworks.
- Strong SQL and data manipulation skills.
- Familiarity with fraud detection tools and technologies used by payment providers, such as rule-based systems, behavior analytics platforms, and consortium data.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
- Outstanding communication and visualization skills.
- Strong and demonstrated experience with Looker.
- Knowledge of risk scoring, identity verification, and anomaly detection techniques.
- BS in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with big data tools and technologies such as Big Query, or similar.
- Exposure to regulatory compliance requirements in the payments industry.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to form relationships while also getting results.
- Action oriented; no task is too small or insignificant for you.
- Take ownership and deliver results in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off.
- 100% healthcare coverage + 75% coverage for dependents.
- 401k program.
- Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks paid leave for the birth parent, and up to 6 weeks paid leave for the non-birth parent.
- Equity in Highnote.
- Stipend to build out your home office; internet and phone reimbursement.
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Data Analysis
Data Analysis
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Salary
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$180,000-$220,000
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 26, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
