Senior Associate Data Scientist, Audit Data Science

at  Capital One

Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia
Senior Associate Data Scientist, Audit Data Science
Senior Associate Data Scientist, Audit Data Science
Data is at the center of everything we do. As a startup, we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting edge technology in 1988! Fast-forward a few years, and this little innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune 200 company and a leader in the world of data-driven decision-making.
As a Data Scientist at Capital One, you’ll be part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption at a whole new scale, using the latest in computing and machine learning technologies and operating across billions of customer records to unlock the big opportunities that help everyday people save money, time and agony in their financial lives.

TEAM DESCRIPTION

Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at the Audit Analytics and Innovation Team. We’re not a traditional Data Science team: we build creative ML solutions across multiple domains from LLM based chatbots, GenAI powered applications, to AML/Fraud solutions, Card statements anomaly detection, Customer call transcripts intelligence, etc.. We hold a pattern in Graph analytics and are in the process of the next application in the NLP space - the opportunities to learn and build fast allows team members to gain their full potential. We partner closely with product, tech and design teams so you will see faster build to market cycles for product features that delight our customers with dynamic and integrated experiences.
You will be the driving force to experiment, innovate and create next generation features powered by the latest emerging NLP and generative AI technologies. If you love a fast-paced, highly rewarding environment, and you love being a builder and communicator, this is the place for you.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree plus 2 years of experience in data analytics, or currently has, or is in the process of obtaining Master’s Degree, or currently has, or is in the process of obtaining PhD, with an expectation that required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date
• At least 1 year of experience in open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
• At least 1 year of experience with machine learning
• At least 1 year of experience with relational databases

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Experience working with AWS
• At least 2 years’ experience with machine learning with a focus on natural language processing
• At least 2 year of experience working with Natural Language Processing models (e.g., Transformers)
• At least 2 years’ experience in Python, Scala, Dask, Spark or R for large scale data analysis
• At least 2 years’ experience with SQL
  The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
  New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $133,200 - $152,000 for Data Science Masters
  Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
  This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

CAPITAL ONE WILL CONSIDER SPONSORING A NEW QUALIFIED APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS POSITION.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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In this role, you will:

• Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, data analysts, risk professionals, software engineers, and product managers to manage the risk and uncertainty inherent in statistical models in order to lead Capital One to the best decisions, not just avoid the worst ones
• Leverage a broad stack of technologies — Python, Conda, Flask, Dash, Hugging Face, LangChain, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more — to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data
• Build machine learning and NLP models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
• Productionize highly scalable data pipelines for faster feature changes and updates, and implementing data validation framework and quality tests
• Develop visualization tools to streamline model monitoring reports
• Investigate new technology to advance data management, model development and deployment and drive change in enterprise ML products
• Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals