Senior Data Scientist - Core Data Science

December 20, 2024

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Coinbase

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Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and trade various crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company offers advanced trading tools, institutional solutions, and a self-hosted wallet for storing and managing cryptocurrencies. With a strong focus on security and transparency, Coinbase provides a trusted platform used by millions globally. It supports various features including staking, earning rewards, and spending crypto through their cards. Additionally, Coinbase provides developer tools and APIs for building onchain applications, making it a comprehensive hub for engaging in the crypto economy.

Digital Currency • Software • Payment Processing • Bitcoin • Technology

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $21.4M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

📋 Description

• Data Science is a pivotal element of our operational strategy at Coinbase, influencing product, engineering, and decision-making processes. • This role is integral to our senior leadership, investor relations, and peer teams – you will tackle complex, ambiguous questions that influence insights generation and decision making at the highest levels. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive competitive intelligence framework to monitor industry trends and competitors' performance, products and activities. • Engage with senior leadership to provide analytics and insights on business performance, competitive analysis and metric trends. • Gather, process, and analyze data from multiple sources (internal and external) to identify market trends and opportunities. • Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover insights that explain business drivers and drive strategic decisions. • Prepare and present clear, concise readouts and dashboards for a senior-level audience, ensuring exceptional executive presence. • Develop and maintain data models and data pipelines to support data collection, analyses and reporting.

🎯 Requirements

• A BA/BS or higher in a quantitative field such as Financial Engineering, Math, Statistics, Physics, or Computer Science. • Preferably with ≥5+ years of relevant experience or a PhD in a quantitative field with ≥4+ years of relevant experience • Demonstrated experience in driving impactful data science projects that tackle ambiguous problem spaces. • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment by effectively multitasking, prioritizing tasks, and managing competing demands • Ability to influence stakeholders by synthesizing data learnings into compelling stories. • Proven track record of effectively managing and communicating with senior leadership, including presenting complex information in a clear and concise manner • Demonstrated ability in forecasting as well as building and maintaining data models, dashboards, and performance metrics. • Experience in data analytics and supporting high-level executives such as CFOs and investor relations teams. • Professional experience using SQL and Python. • Understanding of the dynamics of working within a public company and managing sensitive stakeholder relationships. • Demonstration of our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution.

🏖️ Benefits

• target bonus • benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))