Senior Data Scientist

Encore Capital Group

San Diego, CA

Full Time

Senior

102k-133k

27 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

We are hiring a Sr. Data Scientist to advance our data science capabilities to enhance modeling efficiency and sophistication. This position will act as the Data Science lead for innovative data science modeling technologies, coaching and mentoring other data scientists, and collaborating with analytics and operations teams to deliver modeling products. The company is a global specialty finance organization focused on empowering consumers toward financial recovery, valuing diversity, collaboration, and results-driven innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Data science that includes collecting, organizing, and analyzing a wide variety of data to engineer new features to support modeling and operational work and to enhance current models.
Partners with manager to act as statistical consultant to colleagues around both business and experimental analytics.
Providing high-quality, independent ML model development for operational and experimental projects for both domestic and international partners.
Drives data science innovation and experiments with advanced data science modeling technologies.
Mentors and coaches junior data scientists.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Mathematics or a quantitative science with substantial coursework in statistics and design.
2+ years of experience in Statistics, Mathematics, or a quantitative science.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office.
Expert understanding of relevant knowledge.
Intermediate to Advanced Proficiency in Python and/or R, with deep knowledge of advanced ML algorithms and packages.
Experience with cloud computing and pipeline development and testing.
Expertise with the logic of credit scoring and statistical techniques used to estimate credit and risk-based models.

Nice to Have

Master's or Advanced degree, such as a PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, or a quantitative science with substantial coursework in statistics and design.
5+ years of experience in Statistics, Mathematics, or a quantitative science.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary with uncapped commission or annual bonus incentives.
Paid training and development programs, including MCM Academy.
Recognition programs including informal accolades and formal awards like vacations.
Tuition assistance for related degrees or coursework.
Comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness reimbursements.
Up to eight hours of paid volunteer time annually, volunteer grants, and matching donations.
Retirement savings options.
Paid leave and flex time for new parents, child back-up care.
Company-sponsored team-building events and holiday celebrations.
Paid and floating holidays, generous paid time off.
Wellness and mental health initiatives, leadership training, and promotion opportunities.

Working at Encore Capital Group

We are a global team of over 4,000 employees dedicated to empowering consumers toward financial recovery through innovative, results-driven solutions. We value diversity, collaboration, and a passion for breakthrough results. Our culture emphasizes supporting and developing employees, recognizing achievements, and fostering an environment of inclusion, continuous learning, and community involvement.

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