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We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our team in San Francisco, California. In this senior-level role, you will lead initiatives from concept to completion, leveraging your expertise in data analytics, finance, and product development. This is a hybrid (2-3 days) long-term contract position based in San Francisco and offers a unique opportunity to work on impactful projects while mentoring less experienced team members.
Job Responsibility:
Take full ownership of projects, managing them from initial planning through delivery and implementation
Develop and prototype innovative, data-driven tools, including internal tools such as pricing engines
Define and implement parameters and logic for pricing outputs based on large datasets
Build and maintain data models and prototypes to support business decision-making processes
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure tools and models align with business needs and fund-related use cases
Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of large datasets to support pricing and tool development
Create solutions that integrate data insights with financial operations, enhancing efficiency and accuracy
Mentor and oversee less experienced team members, ensuring team goals and project deliverables are met
Drive execution of projects by defining requirements, managing timelines, and delivering functional products
Experience with large scale data processing and distributed systems like Spark or Airflow
Requirements:
Proven experience in a senior-level data science role with strong project ownership capabilities
Expertise in working with large datasets, including data modeling and pricing logic
Solid background in finance, preferably with experience in hedge funds, investment firms, or similar environments
Demonstrated ability to design and build tools that support fund-related use cases
Experience building API on top of data/ML systems
Experience designing frameworks for LLM's, retrieval systems or agentic workflows
Strong project management skills, with a track record of delivering tools or initiatives from start to finish
Ability to mentor and lead team members, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment