Data Scientist Intern

Purpose Financial•Greenville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Purpose Financial, Inc. is an innovative consumer financial services company that offers a diverse suite of credit products, promoting financial inclusion and meeting consumers wherever they are. Through its brands, the company is committed to helping customers achieve their version of financial stability in the moment and in the future. Since 1997, Purpose Financial has been a pioneer in the consumer credit and financial services market offering money solutions in over 800 storefronts locations and online lending. Providing services in over 23 states, Purpose Financial employs over 2,500 team members. This position reports to the Director, Data Scientist and is responsible for model development, evaluating effectiveness, helping to refine selection criteria, and communicating with the marketing department. The work will involve developing statistical machine learning (ML) models and build solutions to develop strategies and experimental designs.

Requirements

Junior, Senior in undergrad or a postgraduate in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Adaptability and flexibility to changing environment
Comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced environment.
Ability to understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and laws governing our industry/business and products.
Exposure to building machine learning models using SAS, R or Python
Exposure knowledge of SQL.
Comfortable with solving complex problems, working with computers and technology, and using higher level mathematics.

Nice To Haves

Exposure with the different types of machine learning techniques and the usual Python data science stack (Pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, XGBoost, notebook environments, etc.) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in continued enhancement of machine learning models as additional data becomes available.
Learn how to manage daily & monthly optimizations for portfolio marketing, ensuring optimal volume within acceptable unit economic targets.
Participate in development of KPIs for tracking and improving marketing campaigns across traditional and digital channels.
Take ownership of reporting of said KPIs and build the right dashboards to communicate performance.
Work cross-functionally with product, information technology, legal, and compliance teams for current direct mail marketing initiatives and to launch new marketing initiatives.
Collaborate with Marketing Team and Data Team to streamline data processes and assist with analytical requests.

Benefits

Competitive Wages
Health/Life Benefits
Health Savings Account plus Employer Seed
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Parental Leave
Company Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Business Casual Environment
Rewards & Recognition Program
Employee Assistance Program
Office in downtown Greenville that offers free parking, onsite gym, free snacks/drinks