Staff Data Scientist, ML (Credit Risk)

Robinhood

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CAWashington, DC
Salary
$217,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted
93 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $194k
This role $236k
$123k most similar roles pay here $269k

This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $137,306–$251,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Data Scientist, ML (Credit Risk)

Staff Data Scientist, ML (Credit Risk) joins the Credit Card business team to develop credit risk models that drive critical lending decisions, including approvals, line assignments, and limit increases. The role involves managing the full model lifecycle from data preparation and feature engineering to deployment and monitoring. You will collaborate with product managers and analysts to solve complex problems by creating rich datasets from both traditional and non-traditional sources like cash flow. To succeed, you must possess over seven years of experience in data science and credit modeling, alongside proficiency in SQL and Python for analysis. The position requires expertise in interpreting experimental results to guide products while communicating findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders. This role specifically addresses the challenge of building predictive risk models to manage customer acquisitions and ongoing account management within the credit space.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $208978 from 66 postings across 27 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build credit risk models to determine customer approvals and credit limit assignments.
  • Develop predictive models using both traditional and non-traditional data sources.
  • Create rich datasets and innovative tools to generate powerful features for model improvement.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of model development from data preparation to deployment.
  • Deploy, maintain, and monitor models in a production environment.
  • Design experiments and interpret results to guide product decisions.
  • Communicate key findings and results to senior stakeholders in credit, product, and engineering.

What we're looking for

  • You have 7+ years of experience in data science and credit modeling.
  • You possess strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and modeling.
  • You have experience designing experiments and interpreting results to guide product decisions.
  • You have domain knowledge and expertise in traditional credit data.
  • Experience with non-traditional credit data, such as cash flow, is preferred.
  • You can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners.

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