Director of Data Science

Brigit

Director of Data Science at Brigit, managing a team to enhance data science workflows and solutions. Fostering collaboration and innovative practices in a financial health startup.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Managing and growing a team of data scientists focused on modeling key business problems.
Mentoring and guiding team members as they build out quantitative models in python using industry-standard techniques.
Evangelizing the data science team’s capabilities and integrating with product, engineering and operations teams to build a roadmap and backlog of data science solutions with business impact.
Running quarterly planning with the engagement of business stakeholders to ensure that the team is running in the right direction.
Helping lead the team’s adoption of AI-assisted development and agentic workflows, including identifying practical use cases, setting working norms, and ensuring these tools are used with appropriate review, validation, privacy, and quality standards.
Working closely with our Modeling Engineer to optimize and improve our infrastructure for model research, development and deployment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of Data Science management with a team of >3
5+ years of modeling/data science experience overall
2+ years of experience at a consumer product company
Deep technical expertise in SQL and Python, with experience in analytics and machine learning tools (dbt, Airflow, Spark, MLflow, etc.)
Experience applying predictive modeling to credit risk assessment, churn prediction, loss and revenue forecasting is beneficial.
A Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or Applied Mathematics) is strongly preferred
Strong communication skills, with the ability to distill complex analysis into actionable insights for commercial and executive stakeholders
A passion for developing talent and building a high-impact culture rooted in accountability, data-driven decisions, and business outcomes
Hands-on familiarity with modern AI-assisted coding and agentic tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, or similar, with a strong point of view on how these tools can improve data science productivity, quality, and business impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO Policy
401k plan
Paid Parental Leave
Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support
Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills
Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development
Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future
High-growth company
A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team

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Hard Skills & Tools

data science managementmodelingquantitative modelingSQLPythonanalyticsmachine learningpredictive modelingcredit risk assessmentchurn prediction

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationteam leadershiptalent developmentaccountabilitydata-driven decision makingactionable insightscollaborationstakeholder engagementculture building

Certifications

Master’s degreePhDquantitative field