[Hiring] Sr. Data Scientist @Prosper
Mar 29, 2025 - Prosper is hiring a remote Sr. Data Scientist. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
Role Description
Prosper is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist for the Data Science team under our Credit Risk Analytics vertical. You will become a core contributor with machine learning expertise on the credit risk team and deliver results that directly impact our business.
- Build industry-leading machine learning models for managing credit and fraud risks
- Leverage multiple complex data sources such as credit bureau reports and customer supplied information at large scale to optimize approve/decline and credit line assignment decisions
- Collaborate with engineers to deploy your models into a production environment
- Propose and execute solutions to various problems within business constraints
- Use responsible AI technique following regulatory requirements and lending best practices
- Help the team with developing tools and workflow solutions to increase data science productivity
- Actively monitor the credit risk models in production
- Extract the most value out of data to significantly impact our key business metrics
- Assess the potential usefulness and validity of machine learning algorithms and features through various data sources
- Conduct ad-hoc analysis related to risk management, investor services, operations and corporate development
Qualifications
- 6+ years of work experience in fintech, finance, or other high impact field applying statistical and machine learning predictive techniques (educational experience taken into consideration)
- Advanced degree (M.S./PhD) preferably in statistics, computer science, engineering, physical sciences, economics, or related technical field
- Expert knowledge in one of the statistical programming languages such as Python, and database languages such as SQL
- Solid understanding of coding best practices and model documentation
- Strong communication skills – ability to clearly and succinctly communicate technical subject matter to other team members and senior management
- Strong interpersonal skills – collaborate with people across functions and develop strong relationships
- Ability to work unsupervised in fast-paced environment and prioritize among parallel projects
- Ability to think within regulatory guidelines with a mindset toward reproducible research
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, enthusiastic, and a creative thinker
Company Description
Founded in 2005 as the first peer-to-peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea: connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than 2 million people gain access to affordable credit with over $27 billion in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well-being through a variety of products including personal loans, credit, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), and our newest product, HELoan.
- Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.
- We’re on a mission to hire the very best, and we are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity.
- We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere. It is important to us that every hire connects with our vision, mission, and core values.
- Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all!
Similar Remote Jobs
More jobs at Prosper
-
Finance / Legal competitive salary USAFeb 09, 2025
More Data Analysis jobs
-
Data Analysis unspecified Northern America, Americas, IndiaApr 01, 2025
More jobs in USA
-
Software Development $83,000.00 - $138,200.00 USAApr 01, 2025
-
Software Development $67,100 - $109,000 USAApr 01, 2025
Kickstart Your Job Search
Unlock 54,580 additional remote jobs, advanced search & email notifications
Too many emails? Declutter your inbox with Meco
Your home for reading newsletters
| đź“Ť | 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. |
|
Salary
đź’¸
unspecified
|
Remote
Location
USA
|
|
Job Type
full-time
|
Posted
Mar 29, 2025
|
| đź“Ť | 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. |
