Sr Data Scientist, Risk Strategy

OKX
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 223,661 - 268,333 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Multi-tasking","Project management","Team collaboration"]

Senior data science professional focusing on risk analytics to identify complex fraud patterns, develop state-of-the-art models, and guide cross-functional teams with data-driven recommendations. This role combines advanced ML techniques, data mining, and collaboration with product/engineering to mitigate fraud and improve risk strategies for a crypto/FinTech environment.

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OKX
OKX
8 months ago

Sr Data Scientist, Risk Strategy

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Job Summary

Senior data science professional focusing on risk analytics to identify complex fraud patterns, develop state-of-the-art models, and guide cross-functional teams with data-driven recommendations. This role combines advanced ML techniques, data mining, and collaboration with product/engineering to mitigate fraud and improve risk strategies for a crypto/FinTech environment.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify complex fraud patterns and their technical root causes through detailed data mining and analysis, including identification of sophisticated fraud methods employed by actors who are deliberately trying to avoid detection.
  • •Serve as technical SME by sharing new data mining techniques, maintaining technical reference documentation, and interfacing with partner technology teams.
  • •Collaborate across business and technology stakeholders to communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • •Provide technical guidance for engineering projects that incorporate new data points into the investigation team’s toolkit, such as API integrations or internal data transformations.
  • •Link Analysis/Graph analytics to find and mitigate deeply-connected fraud networks and detect new accounts being added to these networks

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 223,661 - 268,333 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceLearning BudgetMeal AllowancesWellness StipendRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree (or PhD) in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering or other quantitative discipline. Bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience will be considered.
Experience:4+ yearsFintechCryptoBlockchainFinancial services
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingMulti-taskingProject managementTeam collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLPythonRGBMXGBoostLGBM

Company Brief

OKX
Global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology provider offering spot and derivatives trading, custody, wallet services, and blockchain infrastructure to retail and institutional users worldwide.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Victoria, Seychelles
Founded: 2017
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