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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Data Scientist - **Company:** Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. - **Location:** Rockville, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $114,200.0 - $248,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Visualization, Experimental Data, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Information Technology - **Published:** July 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=72fd71a64c6f75f7 ## About the Role * Masters or PhD degree (preferred) in Statistics, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology, Econometrics, or related field. * 5+ years relevant experience with a proven track record of leveraging analytics and large amounts of data to drive significant business impact * Solid statistical knowledge and intuition, ideally utilized in experimentation and modeling * Strong algorithmic thinking and independent research ability * Passion for learning and innovating new methodologies at the intersection of statistics, applied math, and computer science * Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills coupled with strong business acumen. * Must be able to translate business objectives into actionable analyses, and analytic results into actionable business and product recommendations * Impactful presentation skills, including the use of meaningful charts, graphs, or other data visualizations to convey information and results clearly and concisely * Strong background in machine learning * Strong knowledge of advanced statistical methods and predictive modeling ## Description * Lead development of the ML Framework within the Dynamic Surveillance Platform * Work closely with multiple FINRA businesses to specify, design and build the ML Framework * Collaborate with Data Engineers to specify and design the Data Framework * Strong and disciplined coding skills with a history of creating and supporting reusable packages (Scala, R or Python) * Analyze experimental data with statistical rigor. Ensure accurate interpretation by combining business acumen with detailed data knowledge and statistical expertise * Build machine learning base surveillance models to monitor markets and protect investors * Translate analytic insights into concrete, actionable recommendations for new models and communicate these findings * Drive efforts to enable independent interpretation of results through education, improved tools, and data visualization * Demonstration of FINRA's values. * Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA's mission of investor protection and market integrity. Other Responsibilities: * Mentor other Data Scientists on the team and within FINRA on methodologies and best practices, FINRA's Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees' investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code's investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions-including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA's Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President-by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment. You can read more about these restrictions here. As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA's Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company's policy on nepotism. 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