Senior Data Scientist

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss.
Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis.

• We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011
• Over 3000 customers trust Bitsight
• Over 750 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

Our team is looking for a seasoned and talented Data Scientist, who is experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and deploy ML/AI solutions that drive business impact. The ideal candidate will be skilled in building and enhancing predictive models, automating feedback loops for production systems, and creating scalable data products to support Bitsight’s cyber risk platform.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and enhance statistical and machine learning models to support product development.

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and other teams to integrate ML/AI capabilities into production systems.

• Monitor model performance in production and contribute to processes for continuous improvement.

• Create repeatable processes and scalable ML/AI data products for development and deployment.

• Contribute new tools, utilities, and code to strengthen shared data science infrastructure.

• Document work clearly and communicate findings through design docs, presentations, and technical discussions.

• Develop ML/AI strategy and operational best practices through insights and opportunity identification.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in a quantitative field with minimum 1 year equivalent data science industry experience at the senior level.

• Strong programming skills in Python with solid SQL experience.

• Experience applying statistical and machine learning techniques to real-world problems with measurable outcomes.

• Proven track record working with distributed compute systems in a cloud provider such as AWS or GCP.

• Experience deploying and monitoring ML/AI models in production environments

• Strong communicator who thrives in cross-functional collaboration and is motivated to drive business impact through data science.

• Responsible, team-oriented, and well-organized.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree with research experience.

• Prior experience in cyber security.

• Hands-on experience on advanced ML techniques such as neural networks, deep learning, graph neural networks, or related approaches.

• Experience working with GPU-based training systems at the code and system level

• Experience working on both structured and unstructured data sources (text, logs, or web data).

• Interest in contributing to shared codebases or publishing technical knowledge.

Belonging & Inclusion. Bitsight is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

Culture. We put our people first. Bitsight offers best in class benefits. We devote the same energy to nurturing our company's inclusive culture as we apply to serving our customers' needs. Working at Bitsight will give you the opportunity to fulfill your professional goals and expand your skills.

Open-minded. If you got to this point, we hope you’re feeling excited about the job description you just read.  Even if you don’t feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.  We’re eager to meet people that believe in Bitsight’s mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Bitsight also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [email protected]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Additional Information for United States of America Applicants:

Bitsight is committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Bitsight will not discharge, discipline or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.

Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with applicable law.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.