Senior Data Scientist

*Candidates must be located in Charlotte, NC or willing to relocate. The position requires in-person attendance at least 3 days a week (ideally Tuesday-Thursday) in our Charlotte, NC office*

THE POSITION:

The Senior Data Scientist is a key role within the Data Science team that involves leading complex data analysis and model development projects, leveraging a deep understanding of data science and machine learning workflows. This role requires the ability to navigate fast-paced environments with agility and poise, as well as build strong partnerships with engineering, product, business, finance, and analytics teams. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will take on a leadership position, guiding junior team members and ensuring the successful implementation of advanced analytics solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help execute data science strategies and roadmaps to address business challenges and opportunities through analytics and AI/ML models.
• Hands on design, development, and deployment of predictive models, machine learning algorithms, and AI solutions.
• Collaborate with team members and business stakeholders to understand objectives and requirements and develop analytic models that provide actionable insights.
• Ensure the validity, reliability, and robustness of models by implementing best practices in model validation, testing, and calibration.
• Monitor performance and outcomes of models and refine them for optimized performance.
• Communicate complex analytic solutions and insights in a clear and structured manner to business stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within our data science practices, staying abreast of industry trends and advancements.
• Demonstrate an eagerness to learn, including aspects related to bringing data science models into operational use.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field. PhD in the above fields preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a data science role, showcasing solid abilities in SQL and Python.
• Excellent data analysis, profiling and statistics skills coupled with proficiency in SQL tools and technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Pandas, NumPy, ggplot, Shiny, SciPy, Sci-Kit Learn, and Matplotlib.
• Proficiency in utilizing a range of Machine/Deep Learning algorithms and frameworks, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Spark ML, Torch, Huggingface, Keras, Caffe, and CNTK.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing environments and experience with deploying models in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience in or understanding of model development, with a willingness to explore model deployment strategies.
• High analytical aptitude for navigating complex datasets to extract actionable insights.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset.
• Strong communication abilities, capable of conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to new methodologies and challenges.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and manage simultaneous projects in a dynamic environment.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Prior experience in Fintech
• Software engineering experience

TEAM CULTURE:

We are seeking enthusiastic candidates who have an unwavering commitment to remain at the forefront of data technology and science. Our ideal candidates are those who aim to foster a team spirit and collaboration and want to learn and grow with our team.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

LendingTree is the nation’s largest online lending marketplace. That means we connect customers with multiple lenders, so they find the best deals on loans, credit cards, savings accounts and insurance. Our goal is to help people save money, and we believe the best way to do that is by giving them a way to shop for loans and compare lenders, so they make their best financial choices.

Our CEO Doug Lebda founded the company in 1996 after a frustrating house-hunting experience. In those days, we mostly helped people find good mortgage deals. Now, we help consumers find their best in personal loans, auto loans, business loans, student loans, credit cards, savings accounts, home equity loans and more.

What else you should know:

• We’re a publicly-traded company (TREE).
• We’ve welcomed several other companies into the LendingTree family to augment our efforts at helping borrowers make their most sensible financial choices.
• We’ve built the LendingTree app and My LendingTree dashboard to give consumers tools to manage and monitor their financial health.

CULTURE

We’re a fast-paced company with an entrepreneurial bend. We work hard and test our products often. We’re collaborative, ambitious, candid and high-energy. Our teammates are some of the brightest, most talented people you’ll ever work with. We care more about your smarts than we do about the kinds of clothes you wear (but please, do wear clothes to work!), and we’re pretty good about rewarding innovation, creativity and the knack for just getting stuff done (we even have an award for employees called the GSD, “Get Stuff Done”).

Come work with us!

**Compensation:* $120,000-165,000*

**Incentive Compensation:* Eligible for annual performance bonus*

**Benefits:* Medical, dental, vision insurance and 401(k) matching*

LendingTree is the kind of company that not only promotes diversity and inclusion, we thrive because of these values. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion (or creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status

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