Data Scientist, Risk

FanDuel

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Salary
$116,000–$145,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k
This role $130k
$100k $232k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$203,325 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About FanDuel

FanDuel is a leading online sports betting and daily fantasy sports platform operating across the United States, offering sportsbook wagering, casino games, and horse racing to millions of customers.

FanDuel currently has 51 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $126,000–$173,000 across 51 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Scientist, Risk

Data Scientist, Risk - FanDuel Careers The Data Scientist, Risk joins the Risk Data Science team to address complex risk modeling challenges within the sports betting and gaming domain. This role involves managing the full model lifecycle, from data collection and cleaning to deploying production-level machine learning models. Key responsibilities include developing predictive models for price accuracy and customer profiling, optimizing betting limits, and creating dashboards to provide actionable insights for product and trading teams. The successful candidate will utilize Python or R, SQL, and Bayesian statistics to build robust solutions. Technical requirements include proficiency with command line tools, GitHub, and object-oriented design. The position focuses on solving specific business problems such as assessing pricing accuracy and analyzing customer behavior to improve sports betting risk management outcomes.

What does a Data Scientist earn?

Median $173200 from 339 postings across 65 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop, iterate, and deploy machine learning models to solve sports betting risk management problems.
  • Optimize pricing techniques and betting limits through customer profiling and data analysis.
  • Manage the full data lifecycle including collection, cleaning, and preparation.
  • Build robust predictive models using advanced feature and model selection techniques.
  • Create dashboards and data visualizations to communicate model outputs and actionable insights.
  • Contribute to a production-level code environment using object-oriented design.
  • Construct specific models and solutions to address problems posed by internal stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high proficiency in Python or R and SQL.
  • Understanding and application of Bayesian statistics.
  • Experience building and using models to create production-level products and tools.
  • Object-oriented design and coding skills.
  • Comfortable with command line tools and GitHub.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work across teams, locations, and time zones.
  • A minimum of 1 year of industry experience in data science, analytics, or engineering (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in a highly numerate major or relevant experience in data science (preferred).
  • Interest or experience in Sports Gaming and/or Fantasy Sports (preferred).

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