Associate Machine Learning Engineer

Pitch Book, a Morningstar company, is looking for a Product and Engineering team member who will help deepen the positive impact on our customers and company every day. We value curiosity, customer empathy, collaboration, and continuous learning.

As a Associate Machine Learning Engineer
, you will use machine learning, statistical modeling, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to collect high‑volume data for the Pitch Book Platform and surface insights for the capital markets. The role requires strong analytical curiosity, a desire to learn, and a motivation to succeed.

• Use NLP and machine learning techniques to create novel views of private industry data
• Analyze and extract features from large amounts of unstructured data, determine the most relevant features, and use clustering algorithms to drive insight into the data
• Analyze textual data such as articles and conversations to identify novel signals of private company performance
• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to establish scalable, efficient, and automated processes for large‑scale data analyses and models
• Contribute to thought leadership on Data Science and Machine Learning best practices by staying informed of current industry trends
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or related field
• Experience in a similar production environment
• Experience or exposure with NLP
• Experience or exposure with Python, R, or other relevant programming frameworks
• Experience or exposure in using SQL for data extraction
• Strong communication and data presentation skills
• Strong problem‑solving ability
• Ability to communicate complex analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
• Experience working closely with a software development team is a plus
• Financial services, investment, banking, venture capital, and/or private equity knowledge is a plus
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

• Annual base salary: $110,000–$150,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 7.5%

Pitch Book is an office‑first environment. The role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week with occasional travel to remote offices or meetings. The job is a standard office setting with PC and phone use throughout the day.

We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. We believe in proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we’ve heard to create a sense of belonging within Pitch Book and strengthen the Pitch Book community.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you may not meet every requirement.

Pitch Book is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status required by law.