Senior Data Scientist, Advanced Analytics

Summary

Join TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company, as a Senior Data Scientist to lead the development and implementation of advanced analytics products. You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and go-to-market teams to uncover valuable insights from blockchain data, combating cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime. This role involves leading product roadmaps, working directly with customers, developing statistical analyses and visualizations, and collaborating on algorithm design. You will communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders and establish best practices for data-driven decision-making. The position requires a strong quantitative background, extensive analytical experience, and proficiency in programming and database technologies. TRM Labs offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment with opportunities for professional development and generous benefits.

Requirements

• Your academic background is in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics or Physics
• You have 8+ years of experience working in an analytical role
• You have customer facing experience and you enjoy sitting with the customers to understand their challenges
• You have a strong knowledge of relational databases, (e.g. SQL)
• 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 strong experience building scalable data and analytics products from design to deployment phases
• 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 are delivery-oriented and you are experience in a face-paced environment
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in influencing decisions with information
• You have a high tolerance for ambiguity. You find a way through. You anticipate. You connect and synthesize

Responsibilities

• 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
• Lead the roadmap and prioritisation of the analytics customer products suite based on market demands
• 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
• Develop complex statistical analysis, algorithms, and interactive visualizations that will be consumed by former FBI, Secret Service, and Europol agents and analysts to detect new threat vectors unique to cryptocurrencies and blockchains
• 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
• As a leader in the team, you will collaborate closely with engineers, data scientists, and research scientists 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

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $175,000
• Additionally, this role may be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan
• PTO
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 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
• Thrive in a culture of coaching, where feedback is fast, direct, and built to help you level up. We expect everyone to both give and receive feedback as part of how we get better—together