Data Scientist

#WeAreTradeStation

Who We Are:

TradeStation is an online brokerage firm seeking to level the playing field for self-directed investors and traders, empowering them to claim their individual financial edge. At TradeStation, we're continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation.

What We Are Looking For:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join our Data Insights team. The ideal candidate will be able to manage multiple responsibilities including data manipulation in SQL, developing predictive models in Python, and communicating technical results to nontechnical audiences. All these responsibilities are intended to drive our business forward by improving the customer experience of our diverse product suite. This position will require strong technical skills, including exploratory data analysis, data visualization, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling. The Data Scientist will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, data engineering, marketing, and sales to provide insights and support to drive product innovation and growth.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collect, analyze, and synthesize insights from diverse data sources—internal and external—to drive strategic business decisions and improve outcomes
• Clean, process, and transform data for various analytical and machine-learning purposes
• Translate complex technical findings into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, empowering cross-functional decision-making
• Frame and tackle open-ended business challenges using data-driven approaches, recommending solutions that align with business objectives
• Collaborate on the development and deployment of machine learning models, from ideation to production
• Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines for seamless data preparation and integration
• Create intuitive dashboards and dynamic reports that deliver insights to cross-functional teams
• Responsible for identifying and implementing rigorous data validation processes to monitor and enhance data accuracy and reliability
• Define and track metrics for new product or feature launches, ensuring clear benchmarks for success
• Continuously explore advancements in data science, machine learning, and AI to bring innovative solutions to the team
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data processes, ensuring knowledge sharing and sustainability
• Collaborate with teams to understand data analysis projects, purpose, focus, and objectives

The Skills You Bring:

• A passion for uncovering insights in big data and translating them into compelling narratives that drive action
• Strong skills in Python for data manipulation and modeling
• Expertise in SQL for querying, transforming, and building data pipelines
• Experience with data visualization and dashboard tools such as Power BI, Looker, Sigma, or Tableau to deliver intuitive insights
• A track record of driving ambiguous tasks to completion, leveraging problem-solving skills and resourcefulness
• Experience in building and deploying predictive models to drive business insights and decision-making
• A solid understanding of equities, options, and futures markets, enabling you to contextualize analysis within financial frameworks preferred
• Experience handling customer data from CRM and marketing tools preferred
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud preferred
• Experience using Databricks or Snowflake to perform data queries, manipulation, and basic analysis preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, computer science
• 1-4 years of related experience in a data role

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred

What We Offer:

• Collaborative work environment
• Competitive Salaries
• Yearly bonus
• Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible working environment
• TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials
• Pay Range (US) $90-115K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets)

_TradeStation provides equal employment opportunities to current and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, disability, handicap, citizenship, veteran or marital status, or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

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