# Lead Data Scientist

Hiring organization: [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/198fe8a1-2245-4f9c-9f28-d03e4553d489

Listed on Mastercard's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Salary: 140000 – 231000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead a data science team at Mastercard's Finicity division, building machine learning models for financial applications like transaction classification and risk assessment. This role suits experienced data scientists who excel at both technical leadership and translating complex analyses for business stakeholders.

_Our summary, not Mastercard's wording._

## Skills named

Deep Learning, Docker, GenAI (Generative AI), Kubernetes, LLMs (Large Language Models), Machine Learning, Pandas, Python, REST APIs, scikit-learn, SQL, Statistical Modeling, TensorFlow, XGBoost

## Required

- Lead and mentor a data science team
- Develop and deploy machine learning models in production
- Experience with financial transactional data and risk modeling
- Strong communication and presentation skills to technical and business audiences

## Nice to have

- PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, containers, or event streams
- Familiarity with GenAI, LLMs, or agentic AI
- Finance or FinTech industry background
- Text analysis and annotation experience

Apply on Mastercard's site: https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Holladay/Lead-Data-Scientist_R-279251