Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QuantCo is a data science, engineering, and economics company that helps organizations turn data into decisions. The Applied Scientist, AI/ML will develop and deploy models and systems for high-stakes decisions, taking projects from problem framing and research through experimentation, model development, and production iteration. The role involves applying methods such as predictive modeling, causal inference, multimodal modeling, foundation models, and AI agents across areas including pricing, claims, underwriting, and predictive health.
Responsibilities
- Bring together advances in AI with rigorous economic and quantitative thinking to build models and systems that power high-stakes decisions across industries
- Carry the work from initial framing and research through experimentation, model development, and continued iteration in production
- Designing and analyzing experiments
- Combining predictive modeling with causal inference
- Developing multimodal models that combine images, text, and structured data
- Training foundation models on sequences of medical events
- Building agents that work with complex data and workflows
Skills
- Deep expertise in at least one relevant area—such as machine learning, statistics, econometrics, or causal inference—and an interest in learning and working beyond it
- Strong command of the mathematical and statistical foundations behind machine learning, statistical inference, and experimental design
- Fluency in Python and its data and ML ecosystem (e.g., pandas/Polars, scikit-learn, PyTorch/JAX, XGBoost/LightGBM)
- A degree in computer science, economics, statistics, mathematics, physics, engineering, or a related quantitative field
- An advanced degree (MS/PhD) in one of the fields above
- Hands-on experience training, adapting, or evaluating deep learning and foundation models, or the curiosity and technical foundations to get there quickly
Benefits
- Full-Time or Part-Time
- Hybrid work arrangement
- A generous compensation package that includes a base salary, bonus, and equity, along with additional location-based benefits.
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