What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at Valor Equity Partners?
About Valor:
Valor Equity Partners is a different kind of private investment firm. We pioneered the idea of operational growth. We work side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, to help grow the operations of great companies solving the world’s biggest problems. We invest in technology and technology-enabled companies that innovate and disrupt existing industries — from biosciences to transportation to food to health and wellness. We’ve had the honor of serving some of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs and companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, Anduril, Eight Sleep, GoPuff, and others.
Our values are core to all we do. These values are excellence, humility, integrity, and responsibility.
Valor means that we:
- Strive for excellence in everything we do;
- Maintain our humility and mutual respect no matter what circumstances we encounter;
- Insist upon the highest level of integrity in our interactions and in the logic of our investment process; and
- Demonstrate responsibility and dedication to all of our constituents.
About our Team:
On the Valor Labs Team, we develop cutting edge machine learning models to derive proprietary investment insights and build software applications to augment the Firm’s investment decision making process. As a small team of software engineers and data scientists with diverse backgrounds, we work collaboratively on wide-ranging problems to deliver high-impact products for the Firm.
About the Role:
As a Data Scientist on our team, you will contribute directly to the development of high-impact products. Working together with other data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders, you will translate complex project requirements into actionable technical solutions and work collaboratively to build, deploy, monitor, and maintain those solutions in production. Your technical expertise and commitment to excellence will help drive the adoption of best practices and ensure the highest level of rigor in everything we do.
About You:
- B.S. and/or M.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
- 2 years of relevant work experience, not including internships
- Strong foundational knowledge in machine learning, statistics, and probability
- Proficient with Python and SQL
- Humble, hard-working, and collaborative
- The following are not necessary but nice to have:
- Specific experience with time-series modeling, graph-based modeling, and/or natural language processing (incl. LLMs)
- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), containerization (e.g., Docker), and/or orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow)
Note: This role is required to be in office three days a week
