The Intelligence Solutions team at Chainalysis Government Solutions is made up of world class cryptocurrency investigators who build trust in blockchains by mapping cryptocurrency activity to real-world entities–ranging from regulated exchanges to criminal networks.

The ideal Data Scientist candidate will have a deep understanding of blockchain technology, strong analytical skills, and expertise in deriving insights from large datasets. We measure success in this role through the impact of the Data Scientist’s data-driven insights in network discovery and characterization and their unique intelligence insights as they relate to behaviors and patterns of life derived from blockchain activity.

This candidate is excited to engage with investigators in joint blockchain forensic efforts, takes ownership of their work, and proposes creative solutions to both unique and recurring problems. As such, the candidate exercises insatiable curiosity when they’re extracting, analyzing, and interpreting blockchain data and constantly seeks ways to optimize the investigations process.

Priorities in your first year include:

Utilized huge datasets to identify criminal fingerprints across multiple blockchains
Used Chainalysis tools and data to reveal and characterize relationships between entities on the blockchain
Performed complex research into unique data sets to identify and process collections for investigative leads
Built data science subject matter expertise amongst your teammates and clients
Are a certified cryptocurrency professional with all relevant Chainalysis certifications

Responsibilities:

Provided valuable insights directly to customers through the use of data analytics improving their user experience and deepening existing relationships
Anticipated customer needs and developed solutions for them while identifying opportunities for product improvements
Become a master of our rich datasets allowing visibility into our data both internally and externally
Have successfully balanced ad-hoc requests in addition to ongoing projects and can quantify the impact of your work
Built a strong relationship with our Product, Engineering, and Data teams to ensure our analytics align with the needs of our customers
Designed and launched new innovative solutions to ever expanding customer and company use cases

Qualifications:

3+ years of demonstrated expertise in data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.)
Background knowledge of blockchain analytics or forensic investigations
Data-focused investigative research experience in an intelligence, law enforcement, or academic capacity
Prior experience using data analytics to solve real world problems, often requiring the ability to communicate well to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience producing investigative reports within the cybersecurity or geopolitical fields
Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail

We take care of our people with great benefits, professional development opportunities, and fun.

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