Data Scientist

We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our team in San Francisco, California. In this senior-level role, you will lead initiatives from concept to completion, leveraging your expertise in data analytics, finance, and product development. This is a hybrid (2-3 days) long-term contract position based in San Francisco and offers a unique opportunity to work on impactful projects while mentoring less experienced team members.Responsibilities:• Take full ownership of projects, managing them from initial planning through delivery and implementation.• Develop and prototype innovative, data-driven tools, including internal tools such as pricing engines.• Define and implement parameters and logic for pricing outputs based on large datasets.• Build and maintain data models and prototypes to support business decision-making processes.• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure tools and models align with business needs and fund-related use cases.• Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of large datasets to support pricing and tool development.• Create solutions that integrate data insights with financial operations, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.• Mentor and oversee less experienced team members, ensuring team goals and project deliverables are met.• Drive execution of projects by defining requirements, managing timelines, and delivering functional products.• Experience with large scale data processing and distributed systems like Spark or Airflow.