Sr Data Scientist at Chainlink Labs

This is a career-defining opportunity to deliver and level-up in a hyper-growth and cutting edge Data Analytics team who are helping to drive the sustainable growth of Chainlink Labs, as we continue to successfully implement a key piece of the world’s blockchain infrastructure that will power the digital agreements of the future. 

Chainlink has already experienced huge success in its core verticals and is poised for a rapid expansion into new use cases. Our ambitions are limitless, and we believe this open source technology can and will change the world. 

Chainlink Labs is looking for an exceptional and experienced Sr Data Scientist to help lead the delivery of multiple cross functional projects within our rapidly growing Data Analytics team. The successful candidate will quickly become an expert on both crypto and traditional business data, merging these to deliver high impact insights, shaping the decision making process across the Chainlink labs business, as we continue to lead the decentralized oracle space. Chainlink is a mission and goals oriented organization and this role will play a key part in scaling the finance processes as well as improving overall financial data quality.

You will apply your advanced analytics knowledge and experience to interact with stakeholders, identify new problems and opportunities, develop innovative solutions, contribute to the data science foundations, and coach more junior colleagues. You will play a strong role in shaping our strategy.


Your Impact 

Help lead and mentor our talented team of data scientists and analysts
Recruit and onboard new analytics superstars to help our team scale alongside the company
Generate and propagate business focused insights, accelerating Chainlink labs move through the Data Analytics life cycle
Become a business SME on blockchain and Chainlink product specific data, to produce powerful messaging through analytics
Ensure the highest quality data is consumed by the business, driving decision making to continue to outperform the industry
Work closely with our world class data science team to translate complex statistical analysis into business actions
Influence key stakeholders through your data storytelling 



Requirements 

5+ years of Analytics experience or equivalent field
Strong technical skills in advanced analytics with a proven track record. These technical skills include, but not limited to, regression techniques, neural networks, decision trees, clustering, pattern recognition, anomaly detection, probability theory, stochastic systems, Bayesian inference, deep learning, supervised learning, and unsupervised learning
Strong technical knowledge of big data technologies and SQL
Strong history leading cross-functional projects and delivering to multiple senior stakeholders
Experience with BI tooling such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker essential
Product Ownership attitude, everything you deliver meets exceptionally high standards
Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or a STEM field or equivalent combination of training and experience.



Desired Qualifications

Excitement for blockchain, Web 3.0, and similar decentralized technologies.  
Experience working remotely in a distributed team.
A strong desire to grow and challenge yourself. While this role is mainly focused on maintenance, we would expect you to constantly find ways to improve and automate services under your purview.



Our Stack
BigQuery, Postgres, Airflow 

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Our Principles

At Chainlink Labs, we’re committed to the key operating principles of ownership, focus, and open dialogue. We practice complete ownership, where everyone goes the extra mile to own outcomes into success. We understand that unflinching focus is a superpower and is how we channel our activity into technological achievements for the benefit of our entire ecosystem. We embrace open dialogue and critical feedback to arrive at an accurate and truthful picture of reality that promotes both personal and organizational growth.

About Chainlink Labs

Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for connecting smart contracts to the real world. With Chainlink, developers can build hybrid smart contracts that combine on-chain code with an extensive collection of secure off-chain services powered by Decentralized Oracle Networks. Managed by a global, decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people, Chainlink is introducing a fairer model for contracts. Its network currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across the decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, and gaming ecosystems, among others. The full vision of the Chainlink Network can be found in the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper. Chainlink is trusted by hundreds of organizations—from global enterprises to projects at the forefront of the blockchain economy—to deliver definitive truth via secure, reliable data.  

This role is location agnostic anywhere in the world, but we ask that you overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We are a fully distributed team and have the tools and benefits to support you in your remote work environment.

Chainlink Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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