Senior Data Scientist

Mysten Labs

Senior Data Scientist at Mysten Labs focusing on DeFi and stablecoin analytics. Collaborating with product, engineering, and partnerships to enhance understanding of blockchain technologies.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $164,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Node.jsSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build dashboards that drive understanding of DeFi protocols and stablecoin activity on Sui for PMs, engineers, Partnerships, and the executive leadership team.
Run analyses on liquidity, trading volumes, lending utilization, holder behavior, and stablecoin velocity to identify high-impact opportunities for Mysten Labs and ecosystem partners.
Develop measurement frameworks for evaluating DeFi protocol health, wash trading detection, real vs. incentivized activity, and stablecoin adoption quality.
Collaborate with the data and engineering teams to set new standards for DeFi and stablecoin measurement across the industry.
Partner with BD and partnerships to measure the impact of integrations with major DeFi protocols, stablecoin issuers, and market makers.
Make data processing jobs run reliably in a lightweight, scrappy environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A deep interest in DeFi, stablecoins, and the role of on-chain financial infrastructure in daily life.
Strong SQL and visualization skills, with a deep desire to communicate clearly and captivatingly.
Hands-on experience working with on-chain data (e.g., Dune, Flipside, Allium, or raw node/indexer data).
Familiarity with DeFi primitives and key metrics (TVL, volume, LP economics, lending utilization, mint/redeem activity).
Strong attention to detail and a desire to work on data analysis as a collaborative discipline across data, engineering, product, partnerships, and marketing teams.
Bonus: experience with market microstructure, quantitative finance, or trading analytics.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision covered for you and your dependents; including Tax Savings Benefits such as HSAs and FSAs.
18 weeks of paid Parental Leave
Complimentary access to wellbeing programs, such as family planning support, gender affirming care, and hormone replacement therapy as well as physical fitness/nutrition apps. We also provide mental health support and counseling and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) for financial/legal assistance, home life referrals, and more
Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage as well as Life Insurance and Accident Insurance, and other coverage options.
Traveler Insurance
401(k)
Complimentary privacy protection service
Wellness stipend
Flexible paid time off and 11 paid holidays per year
Team offsites and annual all-company retreat

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLdata visualizationdata analysison-chain datameasurement frameworkswash trading detectionDeFi protocol healthtrading analyticsmarket microstructurequantitative finance

Soft Skills

communicationattention to detailcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving