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Data Scientist

The GOAL Family of Companies

Data Scientist

San Diego, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The Goal Solutions Data Scientist is a critical role mining data and building custom scores to enable the various businesses to work more intelligently to deliver superior results for our clients across servicing and collections.

    Core Responsibilities:

    • Lead research and development projects on machine learning and data analytics.
    • Lead research projects to review product performance that support product reviews and performance improvement recommendations.
    • Analyze, process, and evaluate data (from internal and external sources) to determine suitability for modeling, scoring, or production use.
    • Design data structure and data storage schemes for efficient data manipulation and information retrieval used in product analysis and the development of models.
    • Build and evaluate predictive and decision models to be deployed in production or used for product research and evaluation.
    • Apply, develop or invent algorithms to solve challenging business problems.
    • Define performance definitions, validating scores or algorithm performance, and conducting ROI and benefit analysis on products and product analytics.
    • Document and present model development approaches and model performance.
    • Assist with model implementations by performing production data validations and score distribution analysis of models in production. 
    • Participate in product strategy discussion to provide perspective on analytics and data driven solutions.

    Desired Skills & Expertise:

    • Master’s Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or another quantitative field.
    • Some related industry experience in predictive modeling and data mining. Prefer some knowledge of Bayesian networks, PCA, independent component analysis, linear and logistic regressions, inference, estimation, experimental design, neural networks, or SVM. 
    • Experience with programming languages (Perl/Python, C, C++, SAS, or Java) and familiarity with basic software design principles, coding standards and best practices. 
    • Experience with query authoring (SQL) and Relational SQL databases (MS SQL Server, MySQL).
    • Experience analyzing large datasets and applying data-cleaning techniques along with performing statistical analyses leading to the understanding of the structure of datasets.
    • Passion for mastering new data and analysis related technologies and techniques.
    • Exceptional analytic and strategic thinking skills related to working with structured and unstructured data sets.
    • Must be able to think outside of the box, enjoy being challenged to grow your skills, and not be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone.

    ABOUT US:

    The Goal Family of Companies encompasses three distinct branches of financial services: Loan Origination, Loan Servicing and Financial Investment. We strive to foster harmony and teamwork across all of our companies and postings listed on this page span all five of our subsidiary companies, including:

    • Goal Investment Group, Inc.
    • ​Goal Structured Solutions, LLC
    • Launch Servicing, LLC
    • Turnstile Capital Management, LLC
    • Ascent Funding, LLC
    • Skills Fund, LLC

    We strive to create an environment where employees can achieve their greatest personal and professional potential, give back to the community, and enjoy working together. Some of the perks and programs that drive toward that goal include:

    • Open paid vacation with an incentivized bonus to encourage work-life balance
    • Free on-site gym membership and membership discounts
    • Private group fitness classes
    • A fully stocked kitchen of healthy, organic food
    • Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education classes
    • Flexible schedules and work-from-home options
    • An elaborate wellness program that includes a meditation room, standup desk options, discounts and wellness seminars throughout the year
    • Teambuilding activities such as kickball and laser tag, and community service events

    The San Diego office of our parent company, Goal Solutions, has earned the recognition as one of San Diego’s best employers for the past 5 years running!

    The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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