Associate Data Scientist, Fraud Strategy
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Job Description
Join Happen Bank’s Fraud and Data Science team to transform complex data into actionable fraud strategy insights.
Responsibilities
- Analyze large, complex datasets using SQL and Python to surface fraud patterns, emerging risks, and decision-making opportunities
- Help develop and implement fraud detection approaches, including rules and models, aligned to data analysis and business needs
- Monitor fraud trends, loss metrics, strategy performance, and key indicators; investigate anomalies and convert results into actionable recommendations
- Create and maintain dependable queries, dashboards, and reporting following established data and business intelligence standards
- Assess new internal and external data sources, features, and analytical techniques for predictive value, data quality, and practical use
- Produce repeatable monitoring processes for model and strategy performance, data accuracy, and changes in population behavior
- Partner with cross-functional teams to map business questions to analytical methods, supporting solutions from analysis through implementation
- Use AI-assisted tools when appropriate to accelerate exploration, coding, and documentation while validating outputs and protecting sensitive data
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in data science, fraud analytics, decision science, or a related analytical function
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent mix of education and experience
- Hands-on SQL and statistical programming experience (such as Python) working with large datasets and producing reproducible analysis
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis, data visualization, and measuring model or strategy performance
- Ability to translate analytical findings into clear recommendations for both technical and business stakeholders
- Takes ownership of assigned work, asks thoughtful questions, and incorporates feedback to improve quality and outcomes
- Uses sound judgment with sensitive data and new methods, balancing speed with accuracy, explainability, and risk
- Practical familiarity with AI tools, with the judgment to apply them to real-world analytical problems
- Collaborates with humility, adapts to shifting priorities, and brings curiosity, integrity, and a problem-solving approach
Technologies
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
Nice to Have
- Experience in fraud, credit risk, financial services, e-commerce, or other high-volume digital environments
- Experience with Tableau or another business intelligence and visualization platform
- Exposure to feature engineering, predictive modeling, model monitoring, or experimentation
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families
- 401(k) match
- Health and wellness programs
- Flexible time off policies for salaried employees
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Long-term awards (equity)
- Annual bonus (based on company performance, employee performance and eligible earnings)
- Relocation (based on actual job level)
Work Location
- San Francisco, CA (hybrid)
- Teams are in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
- In-person attendance is essential for this role’s success; remote placement will not be considered
- Local hours (PT)
- Ideal candidate is flexible working across time zones when necessary
- As needed travel to Happen Bank offices and/or other locations
Salary: USD 125,000 - 145,000 per year
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