Jobs
>
San Mateo

    Research Scientist - San Mateo, United States - Upstart Inc.

    Upstart Inc.
    Upstart Inc. San Mateo, United States

    1 week ago

    Default job background
    Description

    The Team:


    Upstart's ML verifications team seeks to efficiently mitigate excess risk by identifying potentially fraudulent or dishonest applicants and verifying their information.

    We build, maintain, and iteratively improve upon a suite of ML models and own the logic for how they are used to make operational decisions.

    We significantly and directly impact business performance and are


    As a Research Scientist on ML verifications at Upstart, you will improve conversion rates and reduce excess losses by researching and implementing new features and models to accurately detect and mitigate risk.

    You will collaborate with product, engineering, and other scientists and communicate your approach and results to both technical and non-technical audiences, and contribute positively to the team's culture.

    How you'll make an impact

    Independently execute ML modeling and feature research projects Develop and socialize approaches in collaboration with other scientists and cross-functional stakeholdersWrite clean, readable code to execute reproducible analyses Communicate and socialize findings to get buy in for recommended next stepsImplement models for production

    Minimum Qualifications


    • Strong academic credentials with a master's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, or other quantitative areas of study
    • Programming skills in Python
    • Proficiency in a broad array of mathematical, statistical learning and machine learning concepts and applications
    • Ability to proactively and effectively communicate results and methodologies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
    • Strong sense of intellectual curiosity balanced with humility, drive and teamwork
    Preferred Qualifications


    • PhD in in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, or other quantitative areas of study
    • Full-stack expertise with all steps of the modeling process from ideation to productionalizing code; OR deep expertise in either statistical modeling or machine learning
    • Knowledge of MLops, pipelines, and engineering architecture
    • Experience solving real-world machine learning problems at a tech company, such as through internships
    • Experience working as part of a diverse, cross-functional team.
    Position location This role is available in the following locations: Remote

    Travel requirements As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely.

    The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites.

    The in-person sessions' cadence varies depending on the team and role; most teams meet once or twice per quarter for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.

    #LI-REMOTE

    #LI-Associate
  • Facebook App

    Research Scientist

    16 hours ago

    Facebook App Burlingame, United States

    **Research Scientist - Central Applied Science Responsibilities**: · - Work with vast amounts of data, generate research questions that push the state-of-the-art, and build data-driven products. · - Develop novel quantitative methods on top of Meta's unparalleled data infrastruct ...

  • Gilead Sciences

    Research Scientist

    16 hours ago

    Gilead Sciences Foster City, United States

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your · Internal Career Site · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to dev ...

  • TechTrueUP

    Research Scientist

    6 days ago

    TechTrueUP South San Francisco, United States

    :Onsite - 8-5pm · PHD required - No working experience required but the more experience the better. · Summary. This Scientist will focus on developing and executing primary cell and whole blood assays to support Client's small molecule drug discovery pipeline. This Scientist shou ...

  • Gilead Sciences

    Research Scientist. Medicinal Chemistry

    2 weeks ago

    Gilead Sciences Foster City, United States

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your · Internal Career Site · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to dev ...

  • Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 week ago

    Zoom Video Communications, Inc. San Jose, United States

    **Research Scientist - Speech** · **What you can expect** · We are looking for a Research Scientist with a solid background in speech recognition and speech processing. On this team, you will develop novel automatic speech recognition (ASR) solutions on large-scale dataset to del ...

  • KITE PHARMA, INC.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    KITE PHARMA, INC. Foster City, United States

    For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. · At Kite, we empower our leaders to step up, share ideas, listen, learn, and lead. We're welcoming bright, diverse, and imaginative minds; we're nurturing them t ...

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, United States

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - workin ...

  • Kite Pharma

    Research Scientist

    1 week ago

    Kite Pharma San Mateo, CA, United States

    For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors:Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job.At Kite, we empower our leaders to step up, share ideas, listen, learn, and lead. We're welcoming bright, diverse, and imaginative minds; we're nurturing them to fost ...

  • US Veterans Health Administration

    Research Scientist

    16 hours ago

    US Veterans Health Administration San Francisco, United States

    **Duties**: · - **Coordinate and assume responsibility for all aspects of research imaging studies.**: · - **Manage and coordinate day-to-day lab activities, including (1) general upkeep of the lab (cleaning, inventory, stocking supplies, discarding expired products, securing con ...

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    Meta Platforms, Inc. Burlingame, United States

    We are looking for researchers and applied scientists to join the Core Data Science team. Core Data Science is an interdisciplinary team of quantitative scientists that aims to deliver research and innovation that fundamentally contribute to Meta's success. By applying your exper ...

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    Meta Platforms, Inc. Burlingame, United States

    At Meta Reality Labs, we're developing the input technologies that will define the future of the virtual and augmented reality computing platforms. We are looking for a creative, skilled and motivated research scientist to join our machine perception team in advancing the state-o ...

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    Meta Platforms, Inc. Burlingame, United States

    Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further ...

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    Meta Platforms, Inc. Burlingame, United States

    Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further ...

  • BioSpace

    Research Scientist

    1 day ago

    BioSpace Foster City, United States

    Job Details · Research Scientist - Pre-Pivotal Biologics Analytical Operations · United States - California - Foster City · Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medi ...

  • Gilead Sciences

    Research Scientist

    1 week ago

    Gilead Sciences Foster City, United States Regular

    Job Description · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therap ...

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    1 week ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, United States Full time

    Research Scientist - Pre-Pivotal Biologics Analytical Operations · United States - California - Foster City · Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With ...

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    2 weeks ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, United States Full time

    Research Scientist - Formulation & Process Development · United States - California - Foster City · Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new ...

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    2 weeks ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, United States Paid Work

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your Internal Career Site $) to apply for this job. · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – wor ...

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Research Scientist

    2 weeks ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, United States Paid Work

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: · Please log onto your Internal Career Site $) to apply for this job. · At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – wor ...

  • Roblox

    senior research scientist

    2 weeks ago

    Roblox San Mateo, CA, United States

    Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences- all created by our global community of developers and creators. · At Roblox, we're building the tools and platform that empower our ...