Data Scientist at WEX

Compensation

$120,900 – $136,800/yr

Type: Full-time

Description

WEX is seeking a skilled Data Scientist to join their Global Risk Solutions and Strategy team. This role involves utilizing data science methodologies, particularly machine learning and statistical frameworks, to optimize risk solutions and models. The successful candidate will contribute to proactive risk management by developing models to identify and mitigate credit, collection, and fraud risks, ultimately driving informed decision-making.

Required Skills

Data Science
Machine Learning
Statistical Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Credit Risk
Fraud
Finance
Collections
Optimization

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, or artificial intelligence, preferably in fintech/ financial services industry
Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience building machine learning risk models in payment processing
Knowledge of data attributes and coverage of risk-factors for credit, fraud or other risk domains.
Experience using cloud environments to develop advanced models, such as AWS Sagemaker
Experience with end–to-end machine learning systems and MLOps framework