TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company committed to fighting crime and creating a safer world. By leveraging blockchain data, threat intelligence, and advanced analytics, our products empower governments, financial institutions, and crypto businesses to combat illicit activity and global security threats. At TRM, you'll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team made up of experts in law enforcement, data science, engineering, and financial intelligence, tackling complex global challenges daily. Whether analyzing blockchain data, developing cutting-edge tools, or collaborating with global organizations, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
As a Senior Data Scientist on the Insights team, you will play a central role in transforming TRM’s intelligence into compelling, defensible narratives. Working closely with engineers, data scientists and editors, you’ll uncover patterns and connections across both on-chain and off-chain data, producing insights that inform TRM’s flagship reports and investigations.
Your work won’t stop at research. You will actively discover new intelligence, validate and extend TRM’s attribution, and communicate findings back into our attribution pipelines and products. The insights you generate will strengthen TRM’s ability to surface emerging threats — from scams and fraud to complex laundering schemes — ensuring that our intelligence products remain the most reliable and impactful in the industry.
The impact you will have:
- Push the frontier of blockchain attribution: Design and apply innovative techniques to surface hidden relationships across entities, transactions, and categories of interest.
- Advance the science of blockchain intelligence: Uncover patterns in vast and complex networks that help redefine what’s possible in this space.
- Deliver impactful insights at scale: Build pipelines, models, and frameworks that generate timely, high-quality intelligence for both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Reduce time-to-insight dramatically: Help TRM and its partners respond to emerging risks faster than ever before.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with subject matter experts and engineers to validate heuristics, enhance attribution models, and operationalize new approaches into production systems.
- Empower global institutions: Provide insights that support governments, law enforcement, and financial organizations in combating fraud, financial crime, and national security threats., including for former FBI, Secret Service, and Europol agents.
- Shape the future of data science at TRM: Identify new opportunities, propose bold ideas, and set standards for how intelligence is generated and consumed.
- Mentor and inspire peers: Contribute to a culture of intellectual curiosity, rigor, and continuous improvement.
What we're looking for:
- Your academic background is in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics or Physics. Advanced degree preferred.
- You have 6+ years of experience working in an analytical role.
- You have proven experience with at least one programming language (Python preferred) and are comfortable developing code in a team environment (e.g. git, notebooks, testing).
- You have a working knowledge of relational databases, (e.g. SQL)
- You think about data in terms of statistical distributions and have a big enough analytics toolbox to know how to find patterns in data and identify targets for performance
- You have a high tolerance for ambiguity. You find a way through. You anticipate. You connect and synthesize.
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $195,000. Please note that the base range is applicable to the US and will be different depending on the country.
- Additionally, this role may be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.
Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles shape everything we do—how we make decisions, collaborate, and operate day to day.
- Impact-Oriented Trailblazer – We put customers first, driving for speed, focus, and adaptability.
- Master Craftsperson – We prioritize speed, high standards, and distributed ownership.
- Inspiring Colleague – We value humility, candor, and a one-team mindset.
Accelerate your Career
At TRM, you’ll do work that matters—disrupting terrorist networks, recovering stolen funds, and protecting people around the world. You will:
- Work alongside top experts and learn every day.
- Embrace a growth mindset with development opportunities tailored to your role.
- Take on high-impact challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Thrive in a culture of coaching, where feedback is fast, direct, and built to help you level up.
What to Expect at TRM
TRM moves fast—really fast. We know a lot of startups say that, but we mean it. We operate with urgency, ownership, and high standards. As a result, you’ll be joining a team that’s highly engaged, mission-driven, and constantly evolving.
To support this intensity, we’re also intentional about rest and recharge. We offer generous benefits, including PTO, Holidays, and Parental Leave for full time employees.
That said, TRM may not be the right fit for everyone. If you're optimizing for work life balance, we encourage you to:
- Ask your interviewers how they personally approach balance within their teams, and
- Reflect on whether this is the right season in your life to join a high-velocity environment.
- Be honest with yourself about what energizes you—and what drains you
We’re upfront about this because we want every new team member to thrive—not just survive.
The Stakes Are Real
Our work has direct, real-world impact:
- Jumping online after hours to support urgent government requests tracing ransomware payments.
- Delivering actionable insights during terrorist financing investigations.
- Collaborating across time zones in real time during a major global hack.
- Building new processes in days, not weeks, to stop criminals before they cash out.
- Analyzing blockchain data to recover stolen savings and dismantle trafficking networks.
Thrive as a Global Team
As a remote-first company, TRM Labs is built for global collaboration.
- We cultivate a strong remote culture through clear communication, thorough documentation, and meaningful relationships.
- We invest in offsites, regional meetups, virtual coffee chats, and onboarding buddies to foster collaboration.
- By prioritizing trust and belonging, we harness the strengths of a global team while staying aligned with our mission and values.
We’re looking for team members who thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and love building from the ground up. TRM is remote-first, with an exceptionally talented global team. If you enjoy solving tough problems and seeing your work make a difference for billions of people, we want you here. Don’t worry if your experience doesn’t perfectly match a job description— we value passion, problem-solving, and unique career paths. If you’re excited about TRM’s mission, we want to hear from you.
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