TRM Labs is looking for a Senior Research Data Scientist to develop custom models, heuristics, and algorithms to detect, prevent, and mitigate cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime by analyzing blockchain data and identifying new threat vectors unique to cryptocurrencies and blockchains.
Requirements
- You have 4+ years of experience working in a data science role, and leading research projects E2E
- You have strong proven experience with data science programming languages in production environments (Python & SQL heavily preferred)
- Experience with investigating financial data is preferred.
- Experience with and/or interest in blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies is preferred.
Responsibilities
- As leader of the Traceability team, you will drive technical data science investigations & research, resulting in statistical models tailored to identify patterns and anomalies associated with cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime.
- Research novel methods to parse blockchain data & “crack” obfuscating technologies, to consistently derive insights & learnings from huge amounts of data.
- Develop custom models, algorithms, and interactive visualizations that will be consumed by former FBI, Secret Service, and Europol agents and analysts to detect new threat vectors unique to cryptocurrencies and blockchains
- Collaborate with engineers and research scientists to design algorithms to analyze complex data structures inherent to cryptocurrencies and blockchains.
- You will stay up to date with the latest developments in the field of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and financial crime. This will involve continuous learning, attending conferences, and exploring research papers to incorporate cutting-edge techniques into your work.
Other
- Your academic background is in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics ~~or Physics~~. Advanced degree preferred.
- You have a high tolerance for ambiguity. You find a way through. You anticipate. You connect and synthesize.
- TRM operates with a high level of collaboration and interdependence, fostering an inclusive culture where connections extend beyond work.
- We value diverse personalities and seek someone who is both results-driven and sociable, with strong communication, leadership, and teamwork skills, along with a positive, solutions-oriented mindset.
- All team members, regardless of location must have at least 4 hour overlap with PST business hours.
