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Block · 20 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist - Model Strategy Management

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$198K/yr - $297K/yr

6+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment and is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support their ML Business Modeling team. This role involves developing advanced predictive models to inform strategic business decisions and managing project timelines and deliverables.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage and participate in the development and implementation of advanced predictive models to support strategic business decisions

Manage project timelines and deliverables, ensuring the timely completion of data science initiatives

Prioritize model development efforts based on business impact and strategic objectives

Collaborate with machine learning engineering teams to build and maintain robust end-to-end data pipelines

Conduct early-stage analysis to inform model development, leveraging business intuition to suggest key drivers and features

Own parallel modeling to ensure alignment with business expectations and reporting

Interface with business stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure models meet business needs

Explore improvements to business analytics using LLMs and other productivity tools

Qualification

Predictive modelingMachine LearningPythonSQLProject managementCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's with 8+ or Master's with 6+ years of experience in finance, economic analysis, data science, or a related field, with a focus on applying analytic tools to business problems

Deep expertise in forecasting, predictive modeling, and value estimation, including statistical and ML-based methods

Advanced proficiency in Python, and experience with libraries such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, and pandas/numpy

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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