Data Scientist - Analytics
Company: Wealthfront
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Job Description:
Wealthfront is the leader in the vision to deliver financial
optimization and automation to everyone. Data and its proper use is
crucial to that vision and the data science team plays a
fundamental role in understanding and interpreting those data
sources. The Wealthfront data science team creates data products to
deliver optimized and personalized financial advice, develops best
in class investment algorithms, and analyzes our rich financial and
behavioral data to make key business decisions. The team draws from
a variety of backgrounds in Computer Science & Engineering,
Statistics, Economics, Math, Operations Research, and Financial
Engineering. We derive strength from this diversity and are
constantly learning and teaching each other in a down-to-earth and
dynamic environment. We are neither too big where you would be just
another cog in the system, nor are we too small that none of our
efforts can be realized. We are seeking an analytics data scientist
to join the Wealthfront data science team. The primary
responsibility of this role is to provide statistical and machine
learning expertise to either the growth or marketing areas of the
company. Your focus will span topics related to a/b
experimentation, dashboarding/visualizations, and model building
with an emphasis on interpretability and actionable insights. The
ideal candidate will interface with the areas and address their
business needs while maintaining the rigors of a sound technical
analysis. Responsibilities: Perform ad hoc data analyses for
stakeholder areasConduct a/b experiments and other more complex
statistical analyses Build statistical and machine learning models
for statistical inference and predictionCommunicate results to
stakeholders and provide actionable insights in a cohesive,
compelling narrativeCollaborate and interact continuously with
other teams (data engineering, product, design, marketing, and
compliance)Proactively and independently suggest directions for new
products and ongoing enhancements to existing products based on
up-to-date quantitative evidenceRequirements:Bachelor---s or
Master---s in statistics, math, applied math, physics, economics,
biostatistics, computer science or related area2 years of working
experience with statistical analyses, data mining, and/or model
building/machine learning applicationsStrong foundation in
statistics and probabilityProgramming competency in Python or
RStrong presentation skills and ability to communicate technical
content to an audience with various backgroundsEveryone across the
financial spectrum deserves to live secure and rewarding lives. In
order to successfully serve clients across the United States, the
Wealthfront team is focused on hiring team members with a diverse
range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are an equal
opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status. About WealthfrontWealthfront is a
nextgen banking and investing service. We offer high-interest
checking with our Cash Account, help you build your net worth with
automated investing, automate your savings strategy with our
service Autopilot, and give you a single view of your finances with
our intuitive mobile app.Our ultimate vision is to optimize and
automate all of our clients--- finances and build what we call
Self-Driving Money------. We want clients to be able to
automatically deposit their paycheck into their Wealthfront
account, and let us take care of the rest --- paying their bills,
topping off their emergency fund or 401(k), and investing the rest
based on their specific goals and lifestyle. To get there, we---ll
be focusing the bulk of our efforts on creating a better
alternative to what the banking industry provides. Join us so you
can help us turn this industry on its head and build a service that
our clients don't just like, they love.Palo Alto, CA /Data Science
and Research /Full-time
Keywords: Wealthfront, Palo Alto , Data Scientist - Analytics, Other , Palo Alto, California
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