[Remote] Data Scientist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Voleon Group is a technology company specializing in AI and machine learning applications in finance. They are seeking a Data Scientist to harvest insights from complex data, involving data curation, analysis, visualization, and communication of findings to enhance their data-driven investment initiatives.ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement systems to ensure data correctness and monitor data health in data stores and live feedsProactively identify abnormal production behavior and communicate them clearly to relevant stakeholdersPerform extemporaneous analyses on research and production trading systems with leadershipHarness financial expertise and statistical analysis to gain actionable insights into our production trading and research systemsDesign and implement analysis pipelines that automate those analyses found to be valuable for ongoing monitoringSkills1+ years of applied end-to-end industry experience, including internships working with complex datasets, including curation, querying, aggregation, exploratory data analysis, and visualizationExperience using statistical methods to analyze data, identify patterns, conduct root cause analysis, discover insights, and recommend solutionsAbility to frame and answer questions mathematicallyAbility to infer useful forward-looking directions from results of retrospective analysisFluency in managing, processing, and visualizing tabular data using a combination of SQL, Pandas, and RBasic software development skills and experience with bash, linux/unix, and gitAbility to refine requirements from ambiguous requests to produce reports demonstrating excellence in communicationBachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, biostatistics, data science, computer science, or a related field)Master's degree in a quantitative disciplinePrior industry experience or displayed interest in finance, such as related academic projects, coursework in financial engineering, or industry internshipsExperience developing in a production-facing environment and familiarity with standard concepts and tooling, e.g., CI/CD, git, AirflowBenefitsHighly competitive compensation and benefits packagesTechnology talks by our expertsA beautiful modern officeDaily catered lunchesFriends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program with the potential to earn $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employedCompany OverviewThe Voleon Group is a family of companies committed to the development & deployment of cutting-edge technologies in investment management. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://voleon.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipThe Voleon Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.