Data Scientist, Analytics

Summary

Join TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company fighting crime and creating a safer world, as a Data Scientist. You will have end-to-end ownership of generating insights, developing custom models, and building critical analytics products. Collaborate with a skilled team to uncover valuable information used to detect, prevent, and mitigate cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime. Your models and analysis will identify new threat vectors unique to cryptocurrencies and blockchains, consumed by law enforcement agencies. You will perform exploratory data analysis, lead implementation of new analytics products, collaborate with customers, and work with financial crime analysts. You will also collaborate with engineers and research scientists to design algorithms for analyzing complex data structures inherent to cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Finally, you will communicate your findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Your academic background is in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics or Physics
• You have 5+ years of experience working in an analytical role
• You have a strong knowledge of relational databases, (e.g. SQL)
• You think about data in terms of statistical distributions and have a big enough analytics toolbox to know how to find patterns in data and identify targets for performance
• You have experience exploring complex datasets to identify hidden insights and generate compelling stories
• You have customer facing experience and you enjoy sitting with the customers to understand their challenges
• You have proven experience with at least one programming language (Python preferred) and are comfortable developing code in a team environment (e.g. git, notebooks, testing)
• You have a high tolerance for ambiguity. You find a way through. You anticipate. You connect and synthesize
• You are delivery-oriented, able to lead and execute in a face-paced environment
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in influencing decisions with information

Responsibilities

• Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover insights hidden in very large datasets and build compelling data-driven stories to support critical blockchain reports for industry leaders and global policy makers
• Lead the implementation of new advanced analytics products that allow our customers to explore and uncover hidden insights through complex blockchain data such as assessing the risk of DeFi services, stablecoins, global regulations and other crypto-trends
• Use your high-level business acumen to collaborate with our go-to-market team and work directly with our customers to understand their challenges and pain points in order to creatively translate them into impactful models and products
• Work closely with financial crime and threat analysts to identify suspicious activities, identify complex trends and generate impactful insights
• Collaborate with engineers and research scientists to design algorithms to analyze complex data structures inherent to cryptocurrencies and blockchains. This will involve working with distributed ledger technologies, cryptographic protocols, and transactional data to uncover suspicious activities
• You will collaborate closely with engineers, data scientists, and threats analysts to align on project goals, methodologies, and deliverables. You will communicate your findings and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Develop your skills through exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues
• Establish best practices and statistical rigor around data-driven decision-making

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree preferred

Benefits

• Work alongside top experts and learn every day
• Embrace a growth mindset with development opportunities tailored to your role
• Take on high-impact challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• As a remote-first company, TRM Labs is built for global collaboration
• We cultivate a strong remote culture through clear communication, thorough documentation, and meaningful relationships
• We invest in offsites, regional meetups, virtual coffee chats, and onboarding buddies to foster collaboration