Data Scientist

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Type: Contract

Category: Data

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109220

Date Posted: 10/26/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/1vCyha


Description:

Remote (west coast hours)

 

Our client, an industry leader in banking and financial services, has an excellent contract opportunity for a Data Scientist working remote on PST. The role designs, develops, and implements analytical, statistical, and machine learning solutions that drive customer growth, portfolio performance, profitability, and strategic decision-making. The position serves as a key technical contributor within the Data Science & Analytics team, partnering with Marketing, Product, Finance, Treasury, Risk, Technology, and Data Engineering to solve complex business problems using data. The role requires expertise in large-scale data processing, predictive modeling, experimentation, forecasting, and customer analytics, along with the ability to translate business needs into scalable analytical solutions and communicate findings to stakeholders.

 

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $74.46 to $84.46/hr. w2


JN -102026-109220



Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, validate, and maintain predictive, forecasting, classification, segmentation, and optimization models.
  • Apply machine learning, statistical modeling, and advanced analytical techniques to support customer acquisition, retention, portfolio growth, pricing, profitability, and operational efficiency.
  • Execute end-to-end analytical workflows including data extraction, feature engineering, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and performance measurement.
  • Develop scalable and reusable analytical solutions, model frameworks, and code libraries.
  • Evaluate and implement emerging analytical methodologies and technologies to improve business outcomes.
  • Analyze customer acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, funding behavior, and product performance.
  • Develop customer segmentation methodologies and behavioral models to support growth initiatives and customer experience improvements.
  • Identify key drivers of customer value, retention, attrition, profitability, and portfolio performance.
  • Conduct deep-dive analyses to uncover actionable insights and business opportunities.
  • Quantify the impact of business initiatives using statistical and analytical methodologies.
  • Develop forecasting models for customer growth, balances, deposits, funding activity, and other key business metrics.
  • Build optimization frameworks to support business planning, customer strategies, portfolio management, and pricing decisions.
  • Evaluate scenarios and quantify business risks, opportunities, and expected outcomes.
  • Partner with stakeholders to define performance metrics and measure business results.
  • Design, execute, and evaluate controlled experiments, A/B tests, and pilot programs.
  • Establish measurement methodologies and success metrics for strategic initiatives.
  • Apply causal inference and statistical techniques to measure incremental business impact.
  • Provide recommendations based on quantitative evaluation of business strategies and initiatives.
  • Develop and optimize SQL and Python solutions for data extraction, transformation, analysis, and automation.
  • Build scalable analytical datasets, automated workflows, and data pipelines.
  • Develop reusable tools and frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency across analytical projects.
  • Partner with Technology and Data Engineering teams to improve data accessibility, reliability, and scalability.
  • Investigate data anomalies, reporting discrepancies, and model performance issues.
  • Perform root-cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
  • Develop automated data quality controls, validation processes, and monitoring frameworks.
  • Ensure analytical solutions adhere to governance, documentation, and reproducibility standards.
  • Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to define analytical requirements and prioritize opportunities.
  • Translate business challenges into analytical approaches and technical solutions.
  • Present analytical findings, model results, assumptions, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on advanced analytics, machine learning, and measurement methodologies.

Experience Requirements:
  • 3+ years in Data Science, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Quantitative Modeling, or a related field.
  • Experience delivering end-to-end analytical solutions from requirements through implementation and production support.
  • Experience with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.
  • Experience partnering with stakeholders to solve business problems with data-driven solutions.
  • Advanced SQL for large-scale data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
  • Python for analytics, automation, machine learning, and model development.
  • Statistical modeling and machine learning techniques, predictive analytics, and forecasting.
  • Experimental design, hypothesis testing, and causal inference.
  • Data visualization and data storytelling.
  • Data quality validation and root-cause analysis.
  • Large-scale data processing and analytics.
  • Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations.

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Operations Research, Physics, or a related quantitative field required.
  • Master's degree or higher in a related quantitative discipline preferred.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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