Lead Data Scientist

Smarsh(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$190,849 - $254,110 (estimated)Data Science

About this role

The Lead Data Scientist (NLP & Financial Compliance) at Smarsh leads the design and implementation of advanced NLP and LLM solutions that support financial surveillance and regulatory compliance. The role focuses on extracting insight and detecting misconduct from large volumes of unstructured communications data across channels such as email, chat, and voice. It sits at the intersection of data science, financial supervision, and regulatory technology, providing exposure to end-to-end machine learning productization. The position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership while mentoring junior data scientists.

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Required Skills

Data Analysis
Statistical Modeling
Machine Learning
NLP Modeling
Transformer Models
LLM Development
Financial Compliance
Risk Detection
Model Deployment
Data Annotation

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Qualifications

Master’s in Computer Science
Master’s in Applied Math
Master’s in Statistics
Master’s in Scientific Field
PhD in Computer Science
PhD in Applied Math
PhD in Statistics
PhD in Scientific Field

About Smarsh

smarsh.com

Smarsh is a cloud-based digital communications governance and archiving company that helps organizations capture, preserve, supervise and produce electronic communications across 80+ channels. It delivers compliant capture and long-term archiving combined with supervisory workflows, search & analytics, and eDiscovery capabilities tailored for regulated industries—particularly financial services. Smarsh integrates with email, social, mobile messaging, collaboration and voice platforms to support risk, compliance, and litigation readiness. The platform emphasizes enterprise-scale security, retention controls, and global regulatory support.