Remote Senior Data Scientist

Description:

• The Senior Data Scientist position is a full-time role that reports to the Director of Fraud and Risk products.
• This role is remote and based in the US.
• The primary focus is on supporting the fraud and risk as a service team in the gaming, gambling, and skills-based games sector.
• Responsibilities include performing deep exploratory data analysis (EDA) on transactional and user behavior data to uncover fraud and loss patterns.
• The candidate will design, develop, and refine learning models to prevent payment fraud and consumer abuse while optimizing authentication and conversion rates.
• The role involves building dashboards and automated monitoring for fraud risk indicators for stakeholders.
• The candidate will tune decisioning rules and model thresholds to prevent fraud while maintaining user experience.
• Experimentation and model validation are key tasks, including designing and testing new risk models.
• The position requires cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and operations teams to deploy models into production.
• The candidate will support fraud investigations and update models based on post-incident learnings.
• Reporting findings to senior leadership and shaping risk policies and product roadmaps is essential.
• Mentorship of junior team members and promotion of data science and machine learning best practices is expected.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in building data science/machine learning products, preferably with a focus on fraud and risk.
• Strong foundations in statistics and machine learning, including anomaly detection and classification.
• Excellent communication skills with experience in presenting to senior leadership.
• An entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to advance the adoption of next-gen technology and capabilities at Nuvei.
• Prior experience in gaming, gambling, fintech, or high-risk industries is a plus.
• Proficiency in Python (including libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch) and SQL is required.
• English proficiency (written and spoken) is necessary for cross-functional collaboration with teams across North America.

Benefits:

• Nuvei offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), Paid Time Off, and a 401(k) plan.
• Additional perks include frequent training programs on new systems and platforms.
• Employees have access to free virtual yoga, meditation, and fitness classes, as well as community involvement and social activities.
• Group Private Medical Insurance is provided.
• There is an employee recognition program and opportunities for advancement in various fields.
• The work environment is described as modern, dynamic, and supportive.