Lead Data Scientist
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- Full Time
- Junior (1 to 2 years)
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Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Financial Services, Fintech, Lending, Consumer FinanceIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Salary: (Not provided)
Brigit is a holistic financial health company dedicated to helping everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. We offer transparent, fair, and simple financial products aligned with our customers' needs, putting money back in their hands and helping them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees, and build their credit quickly. We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our growing team and contribute to our mission.
Responsibilities
- Build, improve, and maintain key models focused on:
- Identifying credit risk for customers.
- Optimizing marketing spend by predicting LTV.
- Reducing overall churn by predicting customer churn and improving retention.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to implement and deploy models.
- Support broad analytics use cases as needed.
- Utilize rich, structured data to derive insights and build complex models.
- Write complex SQL queries and integrate data from multiple sources.
- Perform hyperparameter tuning, validation, and A/B testing.
- Monitor model performance and identify areas for improvement.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data science (modeling and analysis).
- Proficiency in Python.
- In-depth understanding of SQL.
- Competent in machine learning principles and techniques.
- Experience with industry-standard modeling toolkits (e.g., scikit-learn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels).
- Ability to build classification and prediction models.
- Experience testing models in a startup environment and iterating to improve them.
- Ability to work effectively and communicate ideas/code clearly in a cross-functional team environment.
- Experience working in B2C, marketplace, lending, or subscription-oriented businesses is a plus.
Bonus Skills
- ML model deployment in production experience.
- Technical presentation skills.
Company Information
Brigit has been recognized for its innovation and workplace culture:
- Built In’s 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City
- Built In’s 2025 Best Places to Work For In New York City
- Built In’s 2024 & 2025 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S.
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022
- Forbes Fintech 50 2022
- Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022
Skills
Python
SQL
Machine Learning
scikit-learn
JupyterLab
pandas
matplotlib
statsmodels
Model Deployment
Hyperparameter Tuning
A/B Testing
Data Analysis
Modeling
Classification
Prediction
Brigit
Financial services for improving financial health
About Brigit
Brigit provides financial services aimed at helping everyday Americans improve their financial health. The company offers transparent and fair financial products that assist users in managing their finances effectively and avoiding unnecessary fees. Brigit's services are designed to promote wise spending and financial stability, ensuring that users can keep more of their money. Unlike many competitors, Brigit's business model aligns with the interests of its customers, focusing on putting money back into their hands rather than imposing high fees. The team at Brigit consists of experts from top institutions, bringing valuable experience in tackling financial insecurity. The company's goal is to enhance the financial well-being of its members through accessible and straightforward financial solutions.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$107MTotal Funding
ACQUISITIONCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
51-200Employees