Jr Data Scientist (May 2025)
*** Now hiring for full-time positions for May 2025 ***
Integra is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively-skilled graduates with data analytics experience who are interested in applying their skills to identify, investigate and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that has worked with government agencies and private entities to analyze many complex and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems.
Main responsibilities include:
- Plan, develop, and take ownership in data-intensive investigations of financial fraud
- Conduct background research to develop hypotheses of where fraud occurs
- Write scripts to retrieve and organize data; parse free-form text fields, images, and spreadsheets to derive insights
- Construct and analyze large datasets to find fraudulent patterns; develop quantitative and empirical methods to detect where fraud occurs
- Summarize and present findings to technical and non-technical audiences
Job Qualifications:
Required
- Background in statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, data science, economics, or other quantitative field
- Demonstrated experience with R, Python, and/or SQL
- Attention to detail
- Intellectual curiosity and interest in fraud analysis
- Highest ethical standards
- Strong teamwork abilities
Preferred
- Excellent skills in R, Python, and/or SQL
- Knowledge of financial concepts and principles
- Knowledge of crypto, decentralized finance, or smart contracts
- Demonstrated aptitude for research