Data Scientist (Remote)

Role Overview

Data Scientist (Remote) at Progressive Leasing. This is a work-from-home role supporting data-driven product development in the FinTech space.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve decision systems and predictive models.
• Explore new data sources (internal and external) and improve model performance.
• Design, implement, and run A/B testing and in-market experiments.
• Prototype solutions to business problems using cutting-edge techniques.
• Evaluate and apply advanced analytics methods and support strategic changes through rigorous analysis.
• Develop a deep understanding of customers, products, and financials through study of relevant data.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative/technical field (e.g., Math, Stats, Econ, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science).
• Experience with R, Python, machine learning tools, and SQL.
• Demonstrated experience applying advanced models to real-world problems.
• Ability to craft rigorous research and evaluation design.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in engineering environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Git.
• Track record of agentic AI use/implementation.