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# Data Scientist, Technical Lead

- **Company:** The Voleon Group
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $7,500.0 - $15,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Algorithmic Trading, Bash Shell, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Presentation, Linux, Systems Theories, R (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Git, Pandas, Information Technology, Data Management, Software Version Control
- **Published:** June 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/the-voleon-group-data-scientist-technical-lead-n49wkmdo9n

## About the Role

* Master's degree or higher in a quantitative, technical, or analytical field such as Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or an MBA with strong analytical training.
 * 3+ years of experience managing data scientists, including responsibility for performance development, technical direction, and project execution.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional data initiatives, translate business objectives into analytical goals, and ensure timely delivery.
 * Strong understanding of data science fundamentals, including statistical analysis, data preparation, root cause investigation, and the proven ability to guide others' work in these areas.
 * Familiarity with data tooling and workflows (e.g., SQL, Pandas, R, Airflow), with enough fluency to review and support technical contributors effectively.
 * Basic software development skills and experience with bash, linux/unix, and git
 * Experience communicating complex findings to executive and technical stakeholders, including presenting insights, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
 * Track record of establishing scalable methodologies, driving technical standards, and fostering collaboration in fast-paced, analytically rigorous environments., * Experience building or growing high-performing data science teams in production-aware or high-stakes settings.
 * Exposure to financial markets, trading systems, or quantitative research environments.
 * Familiarity with production monitoring systems, data quality pipelines, or analytics platform development.
 * 7+ years of experience managing data scientists.
 * Experience managing a large team or multiple teams.

## Description

* Collaborate with Technical Product Owners in Research and Engineering to define priorities, scope solutions, and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
 * Own investigations of complex production behaviors and design robust methods for identifying, analyzing, and communicating system anomalies.
 * Mentor and manage junior and mid-level data scientists; provide architectural oversight for data projects.
 * Serve as a technical authority within the data science function, set standards for data quality, statistical rigor, and reproducibility.
 * Lead the design, development, and deployment of analytical pipelines to monitor and interpret production behavior across trading and research systems, ensuring its correctness.
 * Champion best practices in data governance, tooling, and collaborative development (CI/CD, version control, code reviews).
 * Drive continual growth and learning within the team by onboarding new Data Scientists, growing teams, and fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and applied experimentation.


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