The Voleon Group - Data Scientist, Technical Lead (Remote-USA)
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Requirements
• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative, technical, or analytical field such as Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or an MBA with strong analytical training. • 3+ years of experience managing data scientists, including responsibility for performance development, technical direction, and project execution. • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional data initiatives, translate business objectives into analytical goals, and ensure timely delivery. • Strong understanding of data science fundamentals, including statistical analysis, data preparation, root cause investigation, and the proven ability to guide others' work in these areas. • Familiarity with data tooling and workflows (e.g., SQL, Pandas, R, Airflow), with enough fluency to review and support technical contributors effectively. • Basic software development skills and experience with bash, linux/unix, and git • Experience communicating complex findings to executive and technical stakeholders, including presenting insights, tradeoffs, and recommendations. • Track record of establishing scalable methodologies, driving technical standards, and fostering collaboration in fast-paced, analytically rigorous environments. • Experience building or growing high-performing data science teams in production-aware or high-stakes settings. • Exposure to financial markets, trading systems, or quantitative research environments. • Familiarity with production monitoring systems, data quality pipelines, or analytics platform development. • 7+ years of experience managing data scientists. • Experience managing a large team or multiple teams. • “FRIENDS OF VOLEON” CANDIDATE REFERRAL PROGRAM • If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form https://voleon.com/referrals/ to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program https://voleon.com/assets/Voleon-Referral-Bonus-Program.pdf.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with Technical Product Owners in Research and Engineering to define priorities, scope solutions, and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders. • Own investigations of complex production behaviors and design robust methods for identifying, analyzing, and communicating system anomalies. • Mentor and manage junior and mid-level data scientists; provide architectural oversight for data projects. • Serve as a technical authority within the data science function, set standards for data quality, statistical rigor, and reproducibility. • Lead the design, development, and deployment of analytical pipelines to monitor and interpret production behavior across trading and research systems, ensuring its correctness. • Champion best practices in data governance, tooling, and collaborative development (CI/CD, version control, code reviews). • Drive continual growth and learning within the team by onboarding new Data Scientists, growing teams, and fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and applied experimentation.
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