Remote Lead Data Scientist

Summary

Join Primer as a Data Science Lead, own and design our data products, lead a small team in the race to dominate the data space within the payments world, collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize payment success, build impactful data products, integrate machine learning solutions into production systems, and develop processes for scaling the team.

Requirements

• Previous experience in leading a data/ML team
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
• Confidence in communicating and collaborating with the teams - Engineering, Product, Sales, and more
• Passionate and committed to solving highly complex problems
• Strong proficiency in machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn) and programming languages (Python required)
• Solid understanding of statistical methods, probability theory, and data analysis techniques
• Familiarity with software development best practices, version control systems (e.g., Git), and agile methodologies
• Attention to detail and able to document your work thoroughly

Responsibilities

• Owning Primer’s Data Science function
• Design our data products, working closely with the Head of Product
• Lead a small, growing data team in the race to own the data space within the payments world
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for applying statistical & machine learning techniques to optimize payment success
• Building innovative and impactful data products, harnessing the unique data set Primer continues to build over time
• Work closely with software engineers to integrate machine learning solutions into production systems and ensure robustness, scalability, and reliability
• Optimize model performance through experimentation, tuning hyperparameters, and implementing best practices in machine learning

Benefits

• We are fully remote
• Competitive share options
• Uncapped holiday, with 25 days minimum to be taken
• Co-working space access
• Workations & company retreat
• The best equipment for your role
• ��500 towards your home office setup
• Generous learning budget
• Medical insurance
• A broad set of additional perks and benefits (depending on location)