{"id":678,"date":"2025-11-24T14:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=678"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:25:23","slug":"data-scientist-defi-quantitative-research","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/data-scientist-defi-quantitative-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Scientist \u2013 DeFi Quantitative Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bThis is a high-level, specialized <strong>Data Scientist<\/strong> role focused on <strong>Decentralized Finance (DeFi) quantitative research<\/strong> for a Series B company that manages risk and optimizes economic systems for major DeFi protocols. 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