Full-Time Staff Data Scientist

• Develop data standards, analytics pipelines, and new risk models for Empower’s business in Mexico to uncover novel insights that move our business forward
• Collaborate closely with the credit team to influence and use models that solve business problems, monitor business outcomes and enhance analytical tools
• Work with Empower Mexico’s leadership team to refine and execute the business plans and agenda.
• Partner with other credit and data science teams operating internationally and in the US to identify transferable learnings, strategies, and synergies and help implement them.
• Partner with leaders in product, engineering, marketing, and finance to ensure that the team’s work fits within the larger picture

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics
• 4+ years of industry experience in data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis, and/or predictive modeling
• Deep understanding of statistics and machine learning techniques, including regression, classification, clustering and optimization experience building predictive models from scratch
• Strong programming skills in Python with intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL
• Demonstrable experience with ML packages: scikit-learn, LightGBM, XGBoost, SparkML, etc.
• Experience using LLM tools like Github Copilot, Cursor, or Claude CodeWindsurf to responsibly accelerate workflow. Understanding of the key tradeoffs between major model providers like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google
• Knowledge in deep learning and experience with DL toolkits (Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch) is preferred though not required
• Comfort working with a variety of cross functional partners in tech, product, credit, and business
• Ideal candidate location is in Mexico.

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