Lead Quantitative Scientist

Lead Quantitative Scientist

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We're always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

We're transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication, grading, and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics — including pricing, scarcity reports, and historic sales data — accessible to every collector, old or new. Grading is an opinion service — but behind that opinion sits decades of expertise and an increasingly powerful data and technology engine. We authenticate and grade collectibles across cards, coins, banknotes, video games, tickets, and more through our iconic brands — PSA, Beckett, SGC, PCGS and more — which serve as the industry's trusted standard of quality and integrity. As the collectibles market evolves into a mature, data-driven asset class, we are investing heavily in the quantitative infrastructure that underpins our business — from market pricing and grading intelligence to lending and financial products built on top of our dataset.

We're looking for a Lead Quantitative Scientist to build and lead the quantitative modeling capability at the core of Collectors' next phase of growth. You'll own two critical domains: Lending & Underwriting — designing and scaling the ML and quantitative models that power automated underwriting for our lending business, where collectibles authenticated and graded by our brands serve as collateral — and Financial Forecasting — building predictive models that forecast collectible valuations, market dynamics, and pricing trends, strengthening the intelligence layer beneath PSA, Beckett, PCGS, and our broader ecosystem. You'll operate as the founding, senior individual contributor going deep on modeling and infrastructure, with an opportunity to grow a high-caliber team over time.

You will report into VP of Corporate Development and Strategy and work out of the office from our Santa Ana, CA or Jersey City, NJ location. Remote or hybrid candidates will also be considered, this will be discussed further during the recruiting process. We believe that there is significant value in in‑person collaboration. If you live within a 1‑hour commuting distance to one of our offices, you will be required to be onsite most of the time. This will be discussed further as part of the recruiting process.

Underwriting & Lending Models

• Design, build, and iterate on the ML and quantitative models that power Collectors' automated underwriting engine for collectible-backed lending
• Develop collateral valuation models, credit risk frameworks, loss forecasting, and pricing models that operate reliably at scale
• Leverage Collectors' proprietary grading, authentication, search and transaction data — one of the deepest datasets in the collectibles industry — as a core modeling advantage
• Partner with Engineering to deploy models into production systems with appropriate monitoring, explainability, and feedback loops
• Continuously improve model performance using new data sources, features, and methodologies
• Partner with other members of the Product & Technology team to validate valuation models through rigorous backtesting and experimentation
• Collaborate with domain experts to improve feature engineering to ensure our models reflect the market nuances that drive sale prices

Financial Forecasting

• Build quantitative models that forecast market dynamics, asset valuations, and pricing trends across collectible categories (cards, coins, comics, banknotes, games, and beyond)
• Develop and refine intelligence that supports and enhances our grading and authentication businesses
• Generate insights that inform product, pricing, and go-to-market strategy across the Collectors portfolio

Team & Leadership

• Serve as the founding leader of the Quantitative Sciences function at Collectors
• Define the team's roadmap, research agenda, and technical standards
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Risk to translate business needs into modeling priorities

The salary range for this position is $235,347-$331,754. Actual compensation on this range varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including location, job level, experience, and skill set. This role may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation, please ask your recruiter for details.

Reasons To Join Us:

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits
• 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
• Vacation: All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off
• Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays
• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
• Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities